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How the rules are changing to extend eligible Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreements from 2025 and what you need to do.
Farmers and land owners can use the ‘add land’ email service to link land parcels to their business. Land parcels must already be registered in the Rural Payments service.
What you need to do when you send cattle, bison or buffalo to a slaughterhouse.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the coppicing bankside trees item.
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.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the storage tanks underground item.
When you receive a payment from RPA, we’ll also send you a remittance advice which gives details about your payment.
Read about the requirements and procedures you will need to follow, and how to manage your agreement once you're an agreement holder.
Find out how you could do the SFI action for moorland.
Cattle keepers must report the death of any cattle to the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), return the cattle passport and record it on their holding register.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the deer exclosure plot item.
Find out which SFI or CS Higher Tier management actions, or capital items are eligible to use on land that’s conditionally exempt from Inheritance Tax.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the ditch, dyke and rhine restoration item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the large leaky woody dams item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the water gates item.
Read about the rules Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement holders must continue to meet following the end of cross compliance.
Check if you need a certificate to export animal feed or pet food, and other rules you must follow.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the earth bank restoration item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the hedgerow supplement - top binding and staking item.
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the supplement for use of individual tree-shelters item.
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