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Find information about Countryside Stewardship options, capital items and supplements
Find out about grants and funding for farmers and land managers in England.
Register with BCMS's online service to register cattle births and report cattle deaths and cattle movements online
Sign in to the Rural Payments service to make a rural payments claim or update your details. Find out how to register for an account.
The home of Rural Payments Agency on GOV.UK. We pay out over £2 billion each year to support a thriving farming and food sector, supporting agricultural and rural communities to create a better place to live.
What farmers need to know to get paid under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), how to apply for funding and how to manage your agreement.
Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural business.
Find out if you’re eligible for delinked payments, how they’re calculated and when you’ll receive them.
What farmers, foresters and land managers need to know and do before applying for a Countryside Stewardship grant, and how to manage a grant agreement.
Guidance about how the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 offer will work for farmers.
How to register and update your personal, business and land details on the Rural Payments service.
Apply online for a CPH number for land or buildings you'll use to keep livestock, including those kept as pets, in England.
Find out about the SFI actions for soils, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.
Payments for farmers who carry out eligible agricultural activities, what you need to know and do before you can apply for an annual payment.
Apply for a FETF grant for help to buy items that improve productivity, manage slurry and improve animal health and welfare.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the sheep netting item.
Read the guidance to help you make your claim for payment using the Rural Payments service or a claim form.
Read about temporary adjustments to agri-environment scheme options and actions in 2024 due to wet weather.
Apply for capital items to benefit boundaries, trees and orchards, water and air priorities, and natural flood management.
Find out about the SFI actions for nutrient management, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.
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