SFI CAHL2 / AHL2 - Winter Bird Food
Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) CAHL2 (2024) and AHL2 (2023), Winter Bird Food, requires that there are areas of winter bird food that produce a supply of small seeds for smaller farmland birds from November to February, and flowering plants for beneficial insects through the summer. CAHL2 and AHL2 are static or rotational actions, and can therefore be carried out on the same area of land each year, or can be moved around the farm. The seed mix must contain a minimum of 6 species that will provide an extended supply of small seeds for farmland birds, and cannot include artichokes, reed canary grass, giant or intermediate sorghum, maize, miscanthus, sweet clover or tic beans.
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Boston Seeds are proud to supply the EnviroSeeds range for biodiversity and sustainable farming.
Use this 1 year mixture for CAHL2 (2024) and AHL2 (2023) Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and AB9 Countryside Stewardship (Winter Bird Food) to provide food and shelter for farmland birds, especially Finches and Corn Buntings, during autumn and winter.
- Farmland birds eat the seeds from October and beneficial insects including bees and butterflies use the flowers during the summer
- Sow in spring or early summer for optimum establishment
- Re-sow in each year of your agreement
- Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CAHL2 AHL2
- Suitable for Countryside Stewardship (CSS): AB9
- Contains: 50% Spring Barley, 30% Spring Triticale, 7% Sunflower, 5% Red Millet, 5% White Millet, 3% Quinoa
- Sowing rate: 50kg/ha. Pack size: 20kg
Boston Seeds are proud to supply the EnviroSeeds range for biodiversity and sustainable farming.
Use this mixture for CAHL2 (2024) and AHL2 (2023) Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and AB9 Countryside Stewardship (Winter Bird Food), to provide important food resources for farmland birds, during autumn and winter.
- Farmland birds eat the seeds from October and beneficial insects including bees and butterflies use the flowers during the summer
- Sow in spring or early summer for optimum establishment - suitable for later sowings and re-sowing of failed crops, where permitted
- Re-sow in each year of your agreement
- Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CAHL2 AHL2
- Suitable for Countryside Stewardship (CSS): AB9
- Contains: 35% Buckwheat, 30% Linseed, 15% White Mustard, 10% Oil Radish, 5% Brown Mustard, 5% Phacelia
- Sowing rate: 8-10kg/ha (added to c.40kg cereals) or 15-20kg/ha (as a standalone mix). Pack size: 20kg
Boston Seeds are proud to supply the EnviroSeeds range for biodiversity and sustainable farming.
Use this 2 year mixture for CAHL2 (2024) and AHL2 (2023) Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and AB9 Countryside Stewardship (Winter Bird Food), providing grain-bearing plants for farmland birds, especially Grey Partridges, through autumn and winter for two seasons.
- Farmland birds eat the seeds from October and beneficial insects including bees and butterflies use the flowers during the summer
- Sow in spring or early summer for optimum establishment
- Re-sow every two years of your agreement
- Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): CAHL2 AHL2
- Suitable for Countryside Stewardship (CSS): AB9
- Contains: 50% Spring Barley, 30% Spring Triticale, 7% White Millet, 5% Linseed, 5% Fodder Radish, 3% Kale
- Sowing rate: 50kg/ha. Pack size: 20kg
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