CIPM4 · SFI 2026 · Integrated pest management
No use of insecticide on arable crops and permanent crops
£45 per hectare, per year
Runs for 3 years.
Rotational on arable and non-permanent horticultural crops; static on permanent crops.
Where it applies
Arable, Horticultural, Permanent crops
Eligibility conditions
- Below the moorland line
- Arable route excludes temporary grassland, fallow land and maize
- Permanent crops exclude miscanthus
What you'll do
Don't use any insecticide — including insecticidal seed dressings, nematicides and acaricides — on the arable crop (one cash crop from sowing to harvest each year) or the permanent crop. Herbicides, fungicides and growth regulators are still allowed.
Evidence to keep
- Field operation and spray records at parcel level showing no insecticide use, with invoices
- Photos or other documentation
Combining with other actions
Actions that can be paid on the same area:
- SFI 2026: AGF1, AGF2, AHW6, AHW7, CAHL2, CIPM3, CSAM2, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF1, PRF2, PRF4, SOH1, SOH3
- SFI 2024: AGF1, AGF2, AHW6, AHW7, CAHL2, CIPM1, CIPM3, CNUM1, CSAM1, CSAM2, OFA1, OFA6, OFC3, OFC4, OFC5, OFM4, OFM5, OFM6, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3, PRF4, SOH1, SOH2, SOH3, SOH4
- SFI 2023: AHL2, IPM1, IPM3, NUM1, SAM1, SAM2
- CS Higher Tier: CAB2, CAB17, CAGF1, CAGF2, CAGF3, CAGF4, CHS3, CHS9, CSP9, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSW17, CSW19, CWS1, CWS3
- Countryside Stewardship: AB2, AB9, HS3, HS9, OP1, OP2, OP5, OR3, OR4, OR5, OT3, OT4, OT5, SW5, SW6
Checked against GOV.UK Find Funding for Land or Farms on 10 July 2026. Read the official CIPM4 guidance on GOV.UK.
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