Organic land management — top fruit

Where it applies

Horticultural, Permanent crops

Eligibility conditions

• Below the moorland line
• Registered 'fully organic' with a Defra-licensed organic control body
• Top fruit or bush fruit grown as a commercial crop, not used to produce alcoholic drinks

What you'll do

Keep an already-organic top-fruit orchard under organic management — protect the trees from grazing stock and pests and manage weeds around the bases — meeting your Defra-licensed control body's organic standards.

Evidence to keep

• A valid organic certificate and schedule covering the action
• Field operation records at parcel level, with invoices
• Fruit sale receipts (commercial production)

Combining with other actions

Actions that can be paid on the same area:

• SFI 2026: CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM3, PRF1, PRF2
• SFI 2024: AHW1, CAHL1, CAHL2, CAHL3, CAHL4, CIPM1, CIPM2, CIPM3, CIPM4, CNUM1, CNUM3, CSAM1, PRF1, PRF2, PRF3
• SFI 2023: AHL1, AHL2, AHL3, AHL4, IPM1, IPM2, IPM3, IPM4, NUM1, NUM3, SAM1
• CS Higher Tier: CAB16, CAB17, CAB18, CAB19, CBE4, CBE5, CPAC1, CSP13, CSP14, CSP15, CSP20, CSP21, CSP9, CWS1, CWS3
• Countryside Stewardship: AB16, AB8, BE4, BE5