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Find out the payment rate for Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) items from 1 January 2025.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the Deer pedestrian gate option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the manage wetland cutting supplement.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the sheep dip drainage aprons and sumps item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the ditch, dyke and rhine creation item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the construction of water penning structures item.
If you have concerns about how the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) uses your personal data and you want to get in touch or make a complaint.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the anti-predator combination fencing item.
Read about the requirements and procedures you will need to follow, and how to manage your agreement once you're an agreement holder.
Read about the rules Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement holders must continue to meet following the end of cross compliance.
When you receive a payment from RPA, we’ll also send you a remittance advice which gives details about your payment.
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 2 January 2025 until 31 December 2025.
Higher Tier agreements for multi-year management options and one-off capital items to protect, restore or enhance the environment.
A closed grant to help fund farm and horticulture productivity.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for buffer strips.
How the rules are changing to extend eligible Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreements from 2025 and what you need to do.
Invited applicants can apply for a grant to improve or expand slurry storage capacity to 6 months.
How to complete a capital claim if you're a Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement holder and unable to submit a claim online.
What individuals or organisations need to know when they become a facilitator, and how to manage the Grant Funding Agreement (GFA).
Countryside Stewardship agreement holders must follow these terms and conditions if they applied for an agreement after 5 January 2023.
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