
Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier Opens in England
Eligible farmers, foresters, and land managers who have received pre-application advice and completed any necessary preparatory works are being invited to apply for the CSHT online.
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Eligible farmers, foresters, and land managers who have received pre-application advice and completed any necessary preparatory works are being invited to apply for the CSHT online.

Short days, cold weather, and the push from harvest into autumn drilling make winter especially tough for farmers – made harder by labour shortages, financial strain, and the risk of another wet autumn.

Thousands of farmers are set to lose funding for environmental work at the end of 2025, as their CS Mid Tier agreements expire without a clear replacement scheme in place.

The Welsh Government has published a new FAQs document which provides an overview of scheme requirements and answers some of the technical questions farmers may already be asking.

Defra has announced that cattle identification and traceability in England are set to change over the next two years, marking a major step forward in disease control and trade across the farming sector.