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Find information about Countryside Stewardship options, capital items and supplements
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.
Update your details with the Rural Payments Agency to keep claiming payments for your farm land
Guidance about how the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 offer will work for farmers.
What farmers need to know to get paid under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and how to apply for this funding.
Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural business.
Cross compliance ends on 31 December 2023. If you are a farmer or land manager, find out what this means for you.
Register with BCMS's online service to register cattle births and report cattle deaths and cattle movements online
What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.
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.
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed that 97% of farmers have received their final BPS payment in the first few days of the payment window.
How to register and update your personal, business and land details on the Rural Payments service.
Information about funding for farmers, foresters, growers and contractors about grants for investing in new technology, equipment and infrastructure
Find out about the SFI actions for soils, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.
Find out if you’re eligible for delinked payments, how they’re calculated and when you’ll receive them.
Apply for capital items to benefit boundaries, trees and orchards, water and air priorities, and natural flood management.
Apply online for a CPH number for land or buildings you'll use to keep livestock, including those kept as pets, in England.
Make changes to your digital maps, register new land and transfer entitlements by sub-lease or inheritance.
Payments for farmers who carry out eligible agricultural activities, what you need to know and do before you can apply for an annual payment.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the sheep netting item.
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