| ManagementDOMAIN | IFM_TECHNIQUE |
| 1. Rotation | 1a) Horticulture - A diverse rotation with at least 3 different crop types |
| 1. Rotation | 1a) Arable A diverse winter sown rotation with at least 3 different crop types |
| 1. Rotation | 1b) Include spring crops where profitable and practical |
| 1. Rotation | 1c) Include a cover crop over winter |
| 1. Rotation | 1d) Replace an autumn breakcrop with a spring breakcrop |
| 1. Rotation | 1e) Include legumes/fertility building crops in the rotation |
| 1. Rotation | 1f) Provide a crop mosaic |
| 1. Rotation | 1g) Avoid erosion prone crops e.g. potatoes on erosion prone soils e.g. sands |
| 10. Environment | 10a) Increase and improve biodiversity areas (field margins, conservation headlands) |
| 10. Environment | 10b) Maximise the benefits of set-aside/fallow |
| 2. Soils | 2a) Produce a soil management plan |
| 2. Soils | 2b) Avoid intensive cultivations, use minimum tillage techniques (not horticulture) |
| 2. Soils | 2c) Time cultivations carefully with respect to prevailing weather and soil conditions |
| 2. Soils | 2d) Match cultivations to crop, weeds, soil type and season |
| 2. Soils | 2e) Reduce cultivations on steep slopes, especially on headlands and near watercourses |
| 2. Soils | 2f) Cultivate and plant across slopes |
| 2. Soils | 2g) Consider undersowing crops |
| 2. Soils | 2h) Minimise harvesting passes in horticultural crops |
| 3. Water | 3a) Produce a water management plan |
| 3. Water | 3b) Ensure field drainage is maintained |
| 3. Water | 3c) Manage ponds for biodiversity |
| 3. Water | 3d) Exclude livestock from ditches, ponds and watercourses |
| 3. Water | 3e) Undertake an irrigation water use assessment |
| 3. Water | 3f) Avoid irrigating before it rains |
| 3. Water | 3g) Apply sufficient irrigation at critical timings |
| 4. Establishment | 4a) Grow resistant varieties wherever possible |
| 4. Establishment | 4b) Exploit the characteristics of competitive and vigorous varieties |
| 4. Establishment | 4c) Optimise sowing date |
| 4. Establishment | 4d) Sow spring crops when seedbeds are suitable |
| 4. Establishment | 4e) Consider reducing seed rates |
| 4. Establishment | 4f) Consider increasing seed rate in some circumstances |
| 5. Nutrition | 5a) Have a nutrient management plan |
| 5. Nutrition | 5b) Buy good quality fertiliser |
| 5. Nutrition | 5c) Calibrate fertiliser spreader |
| 5. Nutrition | 5d) Predict crop needs (ie decision support systems or canopy management or sensing) |
| 5. Nutrition | 5e) Adjust the timing and amounts of split applications as accurately as possible |
| 5. Nutrition | 5f) Avoid fertiliser application to field boundaries |
| 5. Nutrition | 5g) Consider using starter fertiliser (horticulture) |
| 5. Nutrition | 5h) Apply manures and composts to increase organic matter |
| 6. Crop protection - General | 6a) Have a crop protection management plan |
| 6. Crop protection - General | 6b) Ensure all operators trained to appropriate level |
| 6. Crop protection - General | 6c) Calibrate sprayers |
| 7. Weeds | 7a) Plan rotational strategy to take weed control into account |
| 7. Weeds | 7b) Use cultural control where appropriate |
| 7. Weeds | 7c) Leave residual levels of non-aggressive weeds in crops where possible |
| 7. Weeds | 7d) Establish conservation headlands |
| 7. Weeds | 7e) Alter drilling date |
| 8. Pests | 8a) Plan rotation and spatial separation to minimise pest problems |
| 8. Pests | 8b) Use cultivations to control pests (e.g. slugs) |
| 8. Pests | 8c) Use pest resistant varieties |
| 8. Pests | 8d) Identify crops at risk by forecasting, sampling, monitoring or trapping and using thresholds |
| 8. Pests | 8e) Use narrow spectrum PPPs |
| 8. Pests | 8f) Encourage beneficial enemies e.g. field margins, conservation headlands and set-aside |
| 8. Pests | 8g) Use physical barriers e.g. fleece (horticulture) |
| 8. Pests | 8h) Alter drilling or harvesting date |
| 8. Pests | 8i) Trap cropping |
| 9. Diseases | 9a) Plan rotation and spatial separation to minimise disease problems |
| 9. Diseases | 9b) Use disease resistant varieties |
| 9. Diseases | 9c) Identify crops at risk by forecasting, sampling, monitoring or trapping and using thresholds |
| 9. Diseases | 9d) Use appropriate dose techniques |
| 9. Diseases | 9e) Avoid early sown or out of season crops |
| 9. Diseases | 9f) Maintain good intercrop hygiene e.g residues |