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Find information about Countryside Stewardship options, capital items and supplements
Sign in to the Rural Payments service to make a rural payments claim or update your details. Find out how to register for an account.
Find out about grants and funding for farmers and land managers in England.
The home of Rural Payments Agency on GOV.UK. We pay out over £2 billion each year to support a thriving farming and food sector, supporting agricultural and rural communities to create a better place to live.
Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural business.
Find out when you are permitted to cut and trim hedgerows on or next to land used for agriculture.
Apply online for a CPH number for land or buildings you'll use to keep livestock, including those kept as pets, in England.
Register with BCMS's online service to register cattle births and report cattle deaths and cattle movements online
How farmers, foresters and land managers can apply for a Countryside Stewardship (CS) Higher Tier grant, or manage an existing CS grant agreement.
What farmers need to know to get paid under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), how to apply for funding and how to manage your agreement.
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