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Apply for a grant to restore and improve rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, wetlands or estuarine waters.
Read about the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions for low input grassland, what land is eligible for each action and what you need to do to get paid.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the fencing item.
Read about temporary adjustments to agri-environment scheme options and actions in 2024 due to wet weather.
Find out about the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land, what land is eligible for each action and what to do to get paid.
Find out about the SFI actions for hedgerows, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.
Check for maintenance and downtime of the Rural Payments service over the next 4 weeks
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the flower-rich margins and plots option.
What land use codes to use in 2023 when declaring land in a rural payments application such as the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Countryside Stewardship (CS).
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the winter bird food option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the legume and herb-rich swards option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the permanent grassland with very low inputs (outside SDAs) option.
What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the concrete yard renewal item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the planting new hedges item.
Changes to Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) payment rates from January 2024.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the livestock and machinery hardcore tracks item.
What you need to know if you access Government Gateway on Windows XP, Windows Vista or older browsers such as Internet Explorer 6 or 7 from 1 April 2020.
Make changes to your digital maps and register new land.
Find out if your land is eligible for an SFI agreement.
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