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From Rural Payments Agency (RPA)
  • Read about the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions for low input grassland, what land is eligible for each action and what you need to do to get paid.

  • What land use codes to use in 2023 when declaring land in a rural payments application such as the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Countryside Stewardship (CS).

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the permanent grassland with very low inputs (outside SDAs) option.

  • Changes to Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) payment rates from January 2024.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the legume and herb-rich swards option.

  • What cattle keepers must record and report when they move cattle, bison or buffalo and the deadlines.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the planting new hedges item.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the winter bird food option.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the concrete yard renewal item.

  • Find out if your land is eligible for an SFI agreement.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the nectar flower mix option.

  • Find out about the SFI actions for farmland wildlife on improved grassland, what land is eligible for each action, and what you need to do to get paid.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the livestock and machinery hardcore tracks item.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the management of species-rich grassland option.

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the roofing (sprayer washdown area, manure storage area, livestock gathering area, slurry stores, silage stores) item.

  • What you must do when you keep livestock or manage land.

  • An overview of what you can get paid to do under SFI, the actions you can do under an agreement for the SFI 2023 offer, applying for an agreement, eligible land, how agreements and payments work, and SFI actions we’ll introd…

  • Find out about eligibility and requirements for the wooden field gate item.

  • Find out how you could do the SFI actions for soils.

  • Agreements for management grants and capital items to protect and enhance the natural environment.