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Agroforestry options (trees planted with agriculture) that are compatible with the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS).
Apply for capital items that support improving the management of woodland and the impact of beaver behaviours.
Find out the eligibility requirements for common land or shared grazing for an SFI agreement.
How the rules are changing to extend eligible Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreements from 2024 for 4 years, and what you need to do.
Find out how regulatory issues and consents could affect your SFI agreement.
Changes to Countryside Stewardship capital payment rates from January 2023.
Find out which SFI actions in the SFI 2023 offer you can do on different types of eligible land and features, and if the areas can move around your farm.
Apply for a grant to restock or improve woodland after tree health problems.
When you receive a payment from RPA, we’ll also send you a remittance advice which gives details about your payment.
Read this guidance to help you make delinked payments reference data transfer requests using the Rural Payments service.
When and how Countryside Stewardship agreement holders can create an annual declaration online for their revenue claim.
Find out about the SFI action for moorland, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.
How to check and update your land maps before applying for Countryside Stewardship.
Find out how you’ll be eligible for the Basic Payment Scheme if you are a Countryside Stewardship or Environmental Stewardship applicant or agreement holder.
Changes to Countryside Stewardship revenue payment rates from January 2023.
Information about the Lump Sum Exit Scheme and what you need to do.
Find out when land that’s used for other schemes and funding sources can be entered into an SFI agreement.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2021
Information for agreement holders about transferring all or part of a Countryside Stewardship agreement to another person.
Guidance for Environmental Stewardship agreement holders on how to claim a revenue or capital payment.
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