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Changes to Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) payment rates from January 2024.
What land use codes to use in 2024 when declaring land in a rural payments application such as Countryside Stewardship (CS).
Find out how to claim for animal health and welfare reviews and endemic disease follow-ups.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for integrated pest management.
Invited applicants can apply for a grant to improve or expand slurry storage capacity and to cover stores.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for nutrient management.
Cross compliance ended on 31 December 2023. If you are a farmer or land manager, find out what this means for you.
A closed grant for farm buildings, machinery or equipment that adds value to crops or livestock by increasing productivity and improving the environment.
Guidance on how to meet the requirements for an Environmental Stewardship agreement.
Find out if your land is eligible for an SFI agreement.
Read about the requirements and procedures you will need to follow, and how you will need to manage your agreement once you're an agreement holder.
Find out how to take photographic evidence to show what you’ve done to complete an SFI action.
Check what to do when you visit a farm for a review or follow-up. This includes details of testing, how to advise the farmer, and what information you need to provide.
Find out sampling, testing and laboratory requirements for sheep in reviews and follow-ups.
Apply for a grant to restock or improve woodland after tree health problems.
Apply for capital grants to achieve additional benefits alongside your existing agreements.
Apply for a capital grant for a one-off payment to create a 10-year woodland management plan.
Higher Tier agreements for multi-year management options and one-off capital items to protect, restore or enhance the environment.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for buffer strips.
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