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Get paid to manage land sustainably to benefit the environment and support food production: find out if your land is eligible, select and apply for SFI26 actions.
SFI26: scheme rules and guidance: v4.0 August 2026 Window 1 closed for…
SFI26 actions: v2.0 June 2026 This document contains all 71 actions…
Read the SFI26 rules and guidance document before you start your…
These SFI agreement terms and conditions set out the rules that you and…
Get help if you’re having problems using the Rural Payments service, check when service maintenance is planned, or report a technical issue.
How to register and keep your personal and business details up to date in the Rural Payments service.
Apply for grants and other funding to increase productivity, manage your land to benefit the environment and support your agricultural business.
Find out when and how to apply for CSHT funding and how to manage your agreement.
Apply for funding for a vet to visit your farm to reduce endemic diseases and conditions, increase animal productivity and improve animal welfare.
Find out how to apply for approval under the scheme, how to claim for the subsidy, how much you can claim and what records you need to keep.
List of priority habitats and species in England (‘Section 41 habitats and species’) for public bodies, landowners and funders to use for biodiversity conservation.
Apply for funding to support farmers, land managers and growers to work together to manage land in a productive, nature friendly and sustainable way.
A grant to help buy items that improve productivity, manage slurry and improve animal health and welfare. Applications closed at midday on 12 May 2026
Now closed for applications. Capital items that benefit boundaries, trees and orchards, water and air priorities, assessments, improvements and natural flood management.
Check the requirements you must follow under your Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agreement for the SFI expanded offer or re-opened offer for 2024.
Read about temporary adjustments to actions and options in Environmental Land Management (ELM) revenue agreements in 2026 due to hot and dry weather.
How to use the Rural Payments service to register land and update digital maps.
Guidance about how the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 offer will work for farmers.
Find out how to claim for animal health and welfare reviews and endemic disease follow-ups.
Check the land details you have registered on the Rural Payments service.
Find out how to create a woodland management plan for grant and felling licence applications. This will help you plan and develop a sustainable woodland.
Read the guidance to help you claim payment for Countryside Stewardship agreements that started before 2025, and for capital items.
If you’re a farmer or land manager, you can get funding to support and improve National Landscapes, National Parks and the Broads.
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