Public funding for sustainable farming practices
Grants and funding from Government schemes are available across the devolved nations to cover sustainable farming practices and environmental land management, overall productivity, equipment and infrastructure.
You can find more information below by navigating to the relevant country.
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A summary of all funding programmes for farmers is available from the Government website.
The Sustainable Farming Incentive
The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) is now available in England.
The programme is part of the Government's future for farming and Environmental Land Management scheme and has been through several iterations over recent years following pilot projects and expansions to actions after feedback from participants.
Applications are now open for SFI 2024. The latest information for the expanded offer can be found here.
For those part of the existing 2023 scheme, the original handbook outlines the actions and requirements while a list of amendments following the November 2024 update can be found here.
How can we help?
Our 8-step approach to funding can be a useful way to consider the actions best suited to your farm depending on your objectives.
While it can be tempting to opt for the actions with the highest payments, they are not always appropriate for every farm. It's important to consider the wider implications on rotational planning and food production, including broader agronomic considerations.
When it comes to proceeding, our experts can support you with your agreement through from initial application and management plans through to species selection and ongoing management to help you deliver the intended outcomes and meet scheme compliance.
| Scotland |
The Agricultural Reform Route Map in Scotland outlines the new four-tier funding approach for Scotland from 2027.
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Tier 1 - Base To support active farming and food producers Conditional on essential standards to ensure climate, biodiversity and business efficiency outcomes. |
Tier 2 - Enhanced For businesses that are highly effective in:
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Tier 3 - Elective Targeted actions to support:
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Tier 4 - Complimentary
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The framework is due to rollout from 2025:
- 2025 – Single Farm Payment (BPS) continues with added conditionality including the Whole Farm Plan.
- 2026 – The Base and Enhanced tiers will be launched, with new measures available.
- 2027 – The Elective and Complementary will be launched to complete the new funding structure.
| Wales |
In Wales, the Basic Payment Scheme will be available for 2025 and the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) transition period has been delayed until 2026.
2025 preparatory phase includes:
- Habitat Wales Scheme in 2025
- Existing Habitat Wales Scheme Commons agreements extended for 2025
- The Organic Support Payment maintained for 2025
- An extension to Farming Connect to 2026•Integrated Natural Resources Scheme.
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7 areas of sustainable crop production
Our end-to-end relationships mean we also work closely with grain consumers and food manufacturers to add value across the whole supply chain, sharing crop production insights, co-ordinating trials and supporting reductions in carbon emissions. Our approach covers 7 focus areas. |
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VIDEO: Helping you balance environmental actions and farming
Jim looks at some of the individual options many are starting to implement on farm, and how getting access to the right technical advice can help you ensure they deliver for the long-term. |
Our experts support farmers with specialist technical advice across everything from soil sampling and seed selection to farm performance insights and compliance.
As well as supporting UK farmers, at Frontier we're taking a strategic approach to growing our own business in a sustainable way through The Responsible Choice.
You can learn more about our sustainability strategy, including our commitment to lower carbon emissions from our own operations, here.