Sustainable Farming Incentive
2026-06-10 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · 9143 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what transitional arrangements will be available to farmers with expiring Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier agreements who are unsuccessful in securing an SFI 2026 agreement.
Answer
Defra intends to support farmers with soon-to-expire Environmental Land Management revenue agreements to access the full SFI26 offer. The department is developing functionality on the SFI26 application service to allow farmers to apply for land in these a...