What specific data will I need to input into Sandy for the carbon, biodiversity, and water modules?

Watch the video below for a quick overview of what data is needed for each module and why it matters.

This article outlines the data required, encouraged, and optional for the Carbon Module, Biodiversity Module, and Water Protection Module. Required data must be entered to generate results; encouraged data improves accuracy; optional data allows further tailoring of outputs.

Required Data

Carbon Module	Biodiversity Module	Water Protection Module
Arable Cropping Data – crop type, working area, tillage, operations, fertiliser, yield Fertiliser Breakdown – N%, Density Harvest year Straw yield Soil Type	Biodiversity Field Land Uses   Category   Type  Area (Ha)  Width (Ha)  Length (Ha)  Number of land use features Management Practices (by field)	Water 3 years of data as minimum requirement Initial onboarding data must be complete before use Cropping – this data syncs from carbon if input here
Permanent Grassland Sward species Operations, fertiliser, crop protection products Fertiliser Breakdown – N%, Density Soil type
Livestock Applicable annual sale/relevant production figures
Other Enterprises AD unit - Methane losses; biogas end use Biochar - Feedstock; transport diesel; energy end use Soilless Controlled Environments - Growing media; residue management

Encouraged Data

There is no encouraged data for the biodiversity module.

Carbon Module	Water Protection Module
Arable Soil metrics – Soil Organic Matter (SOM) / Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) Harvest Yield Fertiliser (further metrics)	Water Soil metrics and testing dates SOM SOC Bulk density pH Mineral nitrogen Topsoil depth
Permanent Grassland Renewal frequency Renewal tillage type Stocking density Dates of operations
Livestock System type (upland/lowland) Seasonality Long-term average data Ages at key stages Herd/flock key data Grazing (housing period; fertiliser) Manure management Associate fuel usage
Other Enterprises AD unit - production levels; feedstock; energy usage; material transport Biochar - electricity exported; CHP exported Soilless Controlled Environments - Growing media/ residue management

Optional Data

There is no optional data for the biodiversity module.

Carbon Module	Water Protection Module
Arable Soil (further metrics) Machinery fuel (associated fuel data) Drying and storage fuel (associated fuel data) Pesticides (active ingredients) Hedgerow lengths and tree numbers (not woodland blocks)	Water Full fertiliser breakdowns of: potassium oxide (K2O) - as a percentage sulfur trioxide (SO3) - as a percentage phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) - as a percentage
Permanent Grassland Length of grazing rotation
Livestock Further herd/flock/stock data - weights; ages; production metrics Grazing - area; pasture production metrics Feed - with an ability to tailor feed composition Fuel - associated fuel data Woodland - type; age; area (%)
Other Enterprises Biochar: Temperature Soilless Controlled Environments: further fertiliser metrics, energy usage, pesticide-active ingredients, further residue information Buildings*(part of functioning agricultural enterprises only): type, area, material source, emissions timescale Transport: options include between-farm transport, downstream delivery, and more — add as needed.

*If you do not know the encouraged or optional data, you can select our default options to apply industry averaged metrics.

**Specifically for emissions not captured within enterprise specific above i.e. arable, livestock etc.

What specific data will I need to input into Sandy for the carbon, biodiversity, and water modules?

It's worthwhile familiarising yourself with this useful list of data points, before you begin your journey with Sandy.