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The Challenge
Sustainable Farming Incentive planning can involve a large number of actions, eligibility requirements, land constraints and payment calculations.
Advisors and growers often need to work across several sources of guidance while manually checking hectarage, action compatibility and expected payments.
This makes it difficult to build plans consistently, compare alternatives or maintain a reliable record of how different scenarios have been developed.
As schemes and guidance change, spreadsheets and locally saved documents can quickly become outdated, making it harder for advisory teams to work from one consistent source.
Organisations need a structured way to build, review and compare SFI options while keeping the final decision with the advisor and grower.
How YAGRO Solves It
Structured SFI plans
The YAGRO Sustainable Farming Planner provides a structured workflow for creating practical SFI plans from relevant actions.
Farm profiles and land data
Users create a farm profile using the farm’s SBI so the platform can retrieve relevant land information and use it when validating the proposed plan.
Action search and validation
Actions can be searched, reviewed and added to the plan. The tool checks key requirements including eligible area, hectarage and estimated payments.
Costs, margins and payments
Estimated costs and margins can be reviewed alongside expected scheme payments, giving users a clearer view of the potential financial impact.
Plan comparison
Plans can be adjusted and refined until the selected actions, land coverage and figures reflect the intended approach.
Saved plans and scheme history
Users can save multiple plans, revisit earlier versions and compare different options in one place. A history of scheme changes is also maintained within the platform.
Repeatable planning process
The result is a repeatable planning process that improves consistency, supports comparison and reduces reliance on individual spreadsheets.
Key Capabilities
SBI-based farm profiles
Land information retrieval
SFI action search
Action selection
Hectarage validation
Payment estimates
Cost and margin analysis
Plan comparison
Saved plans
Historic plan records
Scheme change history
Consistent report formats
Multi-client planning
Typical Workflow
1
Create a farm profile using the farm’s SBI
2
Retrieve and review the available land information
3
Search for relevant SFI actions
4
Add actions to the proposed plan
5
Validate hectarage, requirements and estimated payments
6
Review expected costs and margins
7
Adjust and compare alternative plans
8
Save the plan for future review or reporting
Business Outcomes
Build plans more consistently
Reduce manual scheme checking
Compare alternative options
Understand potential financial impact
Maintain a clear planning record
Who Uses This
Agricultural advisors
Land agents
Farm business consultants
Grower groups
Advisory teams
Farm businesses
Products Used
Example implementation
Previously, individual advisors worked from a mixture of spreadsheets, guidance documents and their own calculation methods. This made it difficult to compare plans, maintain consistent records or ensure every client received the same planning process. Using the YAGRO Sustainable Farming Planner, advisors created farm profiles using each client’s SBI and retrieved the relevant land information. They then selected suitable actions, checked hectarage and scheme requirements, reviewed estimated payments and modelled the expected costs and margins. Alternative plans could be saved and compared, allowing the advisor and client to understand how different combinations of actions affected land coverage and financial outcomes. The organisation gained a repeatable planning process, consistent reporting and a clearer record of the options considered for each farm.
SFI planning assumptions
Shared calculation methodology
Saved plans and scheme history
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Sustainable Farming Planner?
How is the farm profile created?
Can I search for different SFI actions?
What does the tool validate?
Can costs and margins be reviewed?
Can different plans be compared?
Can plans be updated later?
Does the platform record scheme changes?
Does the tool replace DEFRA guidance or professional advice?
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