Countryside Stewardship: Increased payments for farmers protecting and enhancing the environment.
Following a review, DEFRA have announced increased payments to farmers protecting and enhancing nature. This includes Countryside Stewardship and Sustainable Farming Incentive Schemes.
Farmers with a Countryside Stewardship agreement (both existing and new) will see an average 10% revenue increase and for those businesses entering in to new capital schemes, capital payments will increase on average by 48%.
Sustainable Farming Incentive Payments will also increase to include a management payment for the first 50 hectares of £20/ha.
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