Guidance and regulation

Find out about the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on improved grassland, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 25 March 2024

Find out how you could do the SFI actions for soils.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 10 August 2023

Find out if your land is eligible for an SFI agreement.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 23 June 2023

Farmers who keep cattle, sheep and pigs can get funding to pay for a vet to visit their farm and carry out a health and welfare review of their livestock.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 25 September 2023

List of priority habitats and species in England (‘Section 41 habitats and species’) for public bodies, landowners and funders to use for biodiversity conservation.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 10 November 2022

Get help to improve water and air quality, and reduce flood risk on agricultural land.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
• Updated: 21 March 2023

Find out what's involved in creating a plan, giving you a structured way to organise the management of woodland.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
• Updated: 14 May 2024

Apply for capital items to benefit boundaries, trees and orchards, water and air priorities, and natural flood management.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 7 December 2023

Find out how you could do the SFI actions for hedgerows.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 16 August 2023

Agreements for management grants and capital items to protect and enhance the natural environment.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 6 December 2023

An overview of what you can get paid to do under SFI, the actions you can do under an agreement for the SFI 2023 offer, applying for an agreement, eligible land, how agreements and payments work, and SFI actions we’ll introd…

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 22 April 2024

What land use codes to use in 2024 when declaring land in a rural payments application such as Countryside Stewardship (CS).

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 3 January 2024

Find out when to apply for an SFI agreement, how to apply and what happens after you’ve applied.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 22 April 2024

Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 10 August 2023

How to check your digital land maps and update or correct any changes made by the Rural Payments Agency.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 2 others
• Updated: 18 March 2024

Changes to Countryside Stewardship revenue payment rates from January 2024.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 9 January 2024

What to do if your land is affected by extreme weather, such as flooding, extreme heat or drought.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 14 May 2024

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.

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
• Updated: 28 February 2024

Find out how to apply for round 2 of the Improving Farm Productivity grant, who can apply and what the grant can pay for.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 3 May 2024

Higher Tier agreements for multi-year management options and one-off capital items to protect, restore or enhance the environment.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Updated: 6 December 2023