Form

Temporary adjustment request: environmental land management agreements

Form to request a temporary adjustment to actions and options for Sustainable Farming Incentive, Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship agreement holders.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Published: 15 August 2026

Applies to England

Documents

Temporary adjustment request form: environmental land management agreements

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Details

Defra has introduced temporary adjustments to Environmental Land Management (ELM) revenue agreements under the following schemes:

• Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)
• current Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT)
• legacy Countryside Stewardship – including Mid Tier (CSMT) and Higher Tier (CSHT)
• Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) under Environmental Stewardship (ES)

This is to recognise the extreme challenges farmers are facing with this year’s prolonged hot and dry weather.

The temporary adjustments have been introduced to:

• help reduce fire risk
• ease shortages of grazing, fodder, forage crops and bedding
• give some flexibility on the planting and establishment of seed mixes

Please complete the temporary adjustments form and keep it for your records. Use a separate form for each ELM revenue agreement.

Published 15 August 2026