Countryside Stewardship

New Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier Details Released

Defra has announced the new Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) offer, one of three Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes, to help incentivise farmers to deliver improvements for nature and support sustainable food production. Farmers and land managers can now review the management actions and capital items that will offer funding under the new CSHT scheme to protect […]

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Temporary Support for Farmers in England

Due to wet weather, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) have introduced temporary adjustments to agri-environment scheme options and actions in England. These temporary adjustments are for live Countryside Stewardship (CS), Environmental Stewardship (ES), Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and SFI pilot agreements to give agreement holders more time to establish or defer some activity. The start

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CS Higher Tier to Continue as Standalone Part of ELM in England

It has been confirmed that the Countryside Stewardship (CS) Higher Tier scheme which provides grants to help farmers protect, restore, or enhance the environment, is set to continue as a standalone part of Environmental Land Management in England. The application window will open in the winter, with agreements starting in January 2025. Defra have been

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Wet Weather & Temporary Adjustments to Agri-Environment Agreements in England

In addition to the package of support offered through the Farming Recovery Fund, Defra have introduced temporary adjustments and easements within the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), the SFI Pilot, Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship (ES) to support farmers and land managers dealing with the impacts of severe weather in England. Essentially, if bad weather

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