Policy papers and consultations

Information for farmers, foresters and land managers with a Countryside Stewardship (CS) or Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreement about closing their agreement early to apply for a Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) or C…

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 21 May 2024

• Ending your existing agreement to apply for a new scheme

  Apply for a new agreement alongside your existing agreement You can apply…

Information for farmers, foresters and land managers about Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 21 May 2024

• Information for farmers, foresters and land managers about Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier

  When you can apply to CS Higher Tier This summer, we will publish CS…

• Annex A: Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier actions 

  Annex A: Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier actions The tables below set…

• Annex B: Indicative list of Sustainable Farming Incentive actions available in Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier

  Annex B: Indicative list of Sustainable Farming Incentive actions…

The Pathway will push forward and support the gradual and continual improvement in farm animal health and welfare.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 24 April 2024

• Animal Health and Welfare Pathway

  The Animal Health and Welfare Pathway (the Pathway) was launched in 2023.…

The scheme policy for Landscape Recovery, one of our 3 environmental land management schemes.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 18 May 2023

This measure intends to clarify the tax treatment of payments received under the Lump Sum Exit Scheme.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 20 July 2022

Seeking views on our proposals for a lump sum exit scheme and delinked payments.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 14 April 2022

How the UK government and devolved governments propose to work together on arrangements for future agricultural support.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 3 February 2022

Expected environmental outcomes from the 3 environmental land management schemes.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 6 January 2022

More information on the Local Nature Recovery scheme.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 6 January 2022

The principles which Defra will use to set payment rates for environmental land management schemes.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 30 June 2021

Seeking to open a discussion on our initial proposals for designing an Environmental Land Management scheme.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Updated: 10 February 2021