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£1.6bn of BPS payments delivered in the first two weeks of the payment window
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Farm support payments for the 2019 scheme year start landing in bank accounts
Fourth national round of funding for the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund opens for applications.
Payments will be made in full to eligible farmers in agri-environment schemes who are still waiting to be paid, the government has confirmed today (19 June).
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Farmers and land managers applying for BPS and claiming for CS and ES payments are urged to do so in good time ahead of the 15 May deadline.
Farmers, foresters and land managers can now apply for a range of schemes that pay for environmental benefits
The importance of soil health for both productive farming and a healthy environment has been brought home today on World Soil Day (5 December).
Deadline for Countryside Stewardship application packs to be received by Natural England has been extended by one month.
Farmers and land managers with a 2017 Countryside Stewardship agreement will receive a Bridging Payment for 75% of the current estimated value of their claim
Farmers and land managers have a month to get their applications in for the Historic Buildings Grant scheme.
The payment claim deadline for Countryside Stewardship customers is being extended to 15 June 2018
A new grant scheme is being piloted this year in five National Parks, offering funding for land managers to restore their historic farm buildings.
Agreements are offered to 37 farming groups new to the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund.
New Countryside Stewardship Offers introduced to help more farmers and land managers protect wildlife and enhance the environment
Four new offers will open for applications in the New Year to make it easier for farmers and landowners to apply.
A fund opens on 1 September for groups of farmers and organisations to bid for cash for large scale environmental projects in their area.
Customers can now claim Countryside Stewardship payments online.
Groups of farmers and organisations in the north of England will benefit from funding to develop natural flood management projects.
The third year of the Countryside Stewardship scheme is open for applications.
From 1 March 2017 applicants for the hedgerows and boundaries and woodland management plan grants can apply online.
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