Following Defra’s latest update on the Sustainable Farm Incentive, Land App has released a second Sustainable Farm Incentive template (SFI 2024) to allow you to easily plan and map the new Actions under the SFI scheme.

Before proceeding with this guidance, please be aware of which SFI Scheme you are mapping for, as this will affect which template you choose:

The SFI templates have a different list of "actions" available. To learn more, please visit the .GOV.UK Website here.
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Firstly create a new plan by using the New, Use template,

Select the correct SFI template for your use case (see guidance above if unsure).

Select Import from Rural Payments or another import method.

Input the 9-digit SBI number, select the dataset (Land Covers and Hedges are recommended) and click on next.

Name your plan and click on finish.

Now your plan has been created you can start to assign SFI actions to each field parcel, to do so select a feature on the map or multiselect and the right hand panel will appear. To assign a use, select Change.

From the list, you can expand categories or search by action code or action name (e.g. "SAM1" or "Soil" or "Assess soil, test soil organic matter and produce a soil management plan"

You can add second options using the duplicate tool. Please see this guide.

To add buffers to a feature you can use our buffer tool, please see these guide.

To add capital items select your feature on the plan (this will ensure your drawn features are contained withing the correct land parcel), go to draw select the relevant draw tool such as point or line.

Add your features on the plan and then select Finish.

With your drawn feature or features selected you can assign their use from the right hand panel.

Should you need to split or merge features please see the below guidance.