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Understand how to use the Countryside Stewardship targeting priorities interactive maps to find out the main environmental priorities for the Countryside Stewardship application area.
Find out the features and issues that have been identified as priorities for funding in this area.
Scheme rules for holders of agreements that started on 1 January 2016.
Find out if you're eligible to apply and read about what funding is available for agreements starting on 1 January 2022.
This guidance explains what you need to do as an agreement holder.
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.
How the Rural Payments Agency collects and processes the personal data necessary to manage hedgerow protection.
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 5 January 2023 until 31 December 2023.
Read the agreement holder’s guide for agreements starting on or after 3 January 2024 until 31 December 2024.
Find out what a Dairy Producer Organisation (DPO) is, the benefits of becoming or joining one, and check if you meet requirements.
This annex lists hints and tips for filling in your online application form
You can either print the individual sections of the guide that you need, or print or download the full guide.
You must read and meet the requirements detailed in this section as these are mandatory for all Countryside Stewardship Woodland Management Plan (WMP) agreement holders.
When and how Countryside Stewardship agreement holders can create an annual declaration online for their revenue claim.
These notices tell you about an Import Tariff Quota which has opened for products from Ukraine.
This annex details the eligible Items by category
This guidance explains the aims of The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund
What you will need to fill in your application and how we will assess it.
A list of the type of equipment you can buy and what it needs to be able do.
A list of other types of slurry items you can buy and how much we will pay towards buying them.
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