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Agreements for management grants and capital items to protect and enhance the natural environment.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the tree surgery item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hard bases for livestock drinkers item.
Cross compliance ended on 31 December 2023. If you are a farmer or land manager, find out what this means for you.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the enhanced overwinter stubble option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the pipework associated with livestock troughs item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow gapping-up item.
What land use codes to use in 2024 when declaring land in a rural payments application such as Countryside Stewardship (CS).
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the creation of lowland wood pasture option. This option is now available in both the lowlands and the uplands.
Find out about the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions for buffer strips, what land is eligible and what you need to do to get paid.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the whole crop cereals option.
Apply for capital grants to achieve additional benefits alongside your existing agreements.
Find out how you could do the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on improved grassland.
Sheep and goat owners and keepers must follow the conditions of this licence when they move sheep or goats.
Guidance on how to meet the requirements for an Environmental Stewardship agreement.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the maintenance of weatherproof traditional farm buildings option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the management of wet grassland for breeding waders option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the restoration towards species-rich grassland option.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the 4m to 6m buffer strip on cultivated land option.
Read about the requirements and procedures you will need to follow, and how you will need to manage your agreement once you're an agreement holder.
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