Policy paper

Countryside Stewardship and Higher Level Stewardship agreement holders: ending your existing agreement to apply for a new scheme

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 CS Higher Tier agreement.

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

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England

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Ending your existing agreement to apply for a new scheme

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This information sets out how and when you can apply for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and CS Higher Tier if you have an existing CS or HLS agreement. 

Published 21 May 2024