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Check if you'll need an import licence and what import duty you'll need to pay when importing certain agricultural goods and food from outside the UK.
A closed grant to fund items to improve using water for irrigation, and to secure water supplies for crop irrigation.
Invited applicants can apply for a grant to add a veranda onto, or to upgrade or replace existing laying hen or pullet housing to improve animal health and welfare. Applications closed at 11.59pm on 28 April 2026.
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 3 January 2024 until 31 December 2024.
A closed grant for farm buildings, machinery or equipment that adds value to crops or livestock by increasing productivity and improving the environment.
This guidance explains what you need to do as an agreement holder.
Farm software companies that have successfully passed testing for the Cattle Tracing Service (CTS) Web Services.
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 5 January 2023 until 31 December 2023.
Cattle keepers must only buy ear tags from suppliers that have been approved by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
What you need to do when you send cattle, bison or buffalo to a slaughterhouse.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the constructed wetlands for the treatment of pollution item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the lined biobed with existing washdown area item.
Apply for capital item PA3 as a one-off payment to create a 10-year woodland management plan.
Guidance for Environmental Stewardship agreement holders on how to claim an annual or capital payment.
Find out what a producer organisation (PO) is and the benefits of joining one.
Find out about extensions for CS Mid Tier agreements due to end in December 2025.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the timber sluice item.
Read about eligibility and what to include when applying for the woodland resilience supplement CWS5 through the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier offer.
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