Form

Temporary adjustment: environmental land management agreements

Use this form to record temporary adjustments to actions or options during the 2026 drought period for SFI, CSHT, CS and ES.

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Published: 15 August 2026
• Last updated: 18 August 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Temporary adjustment form

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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

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

Published 15 August 2026

Last updated 18 August 2026 — Show all updates

1. 18 August 2026

   Updated form to include item codes SFI: CSAM2, AHW6. CSHT: CAB2, CS legacy: AB2).

2. 15 August 2026

   First published.