Agreement holder's information for SFI24 and re-opened SFI24
Check the requirements you must follow under your Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agreement for the SFI expanded offer or re-opened offer for 2024.
Applies to England
If you’re a SFI 2023 agreement holder, read the information on the SFI 2023 agreement holder’s page.
About your SFI agreement
Your SFI agreement comprises:
- your agreement document, which you can view in the Rural Payments service
- the SFI terms and conditions that set out the scheme rules that apply to all agreements – these rules are further explained in the relevant version of the SFI scheme information
- the relevant version of the SFI actions you’ve selected
The relevant version of the SFI scheme information and the SFI actions depends on the start date for your SFI agreement.
Increased moorland payment rates
For all SFI24 agreement holders, the payment rates for the following moorland SFI actions have increased.
The new payment rates will apply from the start date of your agreement. We’ll automatically increase your future payments and pay any backdated amount you are due.
| Action code and title | Payment rate increase |
|---|---|
| UPL1: Moderate livestock grazing on moorland | from £20 to £35 per hectare per year |
| UPL2: Low livestock grazing on moorland | from £53 to £89 per hectare per year |
| UPL3: Limited livestock grazing on moorland | from £66 to £111 per hectare per year |
| UPL8: Shepherding livestock on moorland shepherding-livestock-on-moorland-remove-stock-for-at-least-4-months) | from £43 to £74 per hectare per year |
| UPL9: Shepherding livestock on moorland (remove stock for at least 6 months) | from £45 to £88 per hectare per year |
| UPL10: Shepherding livestock on moorland (remove stock for at least 8 months) | from £48 to £102 per hectare per year |
SFI: re-opened offer for 2024 – Agreements that were applied for between 7 July 2025 and 1 September 2025
You must follow:
- version 1.3 of the SFI scheme information for the re-opened offer 2024
- version 1.1b of the SFI actions
- version 1.2 of the SFI terms and conditions
Agreement holder’s information for the SFI re-opened offer for 2024
SFI: expanded offer for 2024 – Agreements that started on or after 1 September 2024 that were applied for by 11 March 2025
You must follow these versions published on the National Archives website:
- version 1.2 of the SFI scheme information: expanded offer for 2024
- version 1.1b of the SFI actions
- version 1.1 of the SFI terms and conditions
SFI: expanded offer for 2024 – Agreements that started on 1 August 2024
You must follow these versions published on the National Archives website: