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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.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the flower-rich margins and plots option.
SFI has been expanded and improved based on farmers’ feedback to include 50 new actions and a 10% increase in the average value of agreements.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the legume and herb-rich swards option.
Read the guidance to help you make your claim for payment using the Rural Payments service or a claim form.
Find out when to apply for an SFI agreement, how to apply and what happens after you’ve applied.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the management of hedgerows option.
Changes to Countryside Stewardship revenue payment rates from January 2024.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on arable and horticultural land.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow gapping-up item.
What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.
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…
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the wooden field gate item.
Agreements for management grants and capital items to protect and enhance the natural environment.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for nutrient management.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the cattle grazing supplement.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for hedgerows.
If you’re a farmer, landowner or grower, you can request changes to your digital maps and register new land online. You can also transfer or remove land.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on improved grassland.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for integrated pest management.
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