Update following the pause of SFI
DEFRA stopped accepting new applications for SFI on 11th March 2025. Details of the revised SFI scheme will be announced in summer 2025. The best way to get updates about what is happening with SFI is to subscribe to the Defra Farming Blog .
For information regarding other grants please see this post on the DEFRA farming blog from 12th March 2025 Update on the farming budget and check the status of all grants via Funding for farmers, growers and land managers – GOV.UK
The calculator includes the expanded SFI scheme offer for 2024, plus assimilates some Countryside Steward actions into a simpler single application system. Most actions last for three years, to encourage take up by tenants, with the balance lasting five years.
Full details of funding can be found via the following link:
Funding for farmers, growers and land managers – GOV.UK
Check (and subscribe to) the DEFRA Farming Blog regularly to find the latest announcements on English agricultural policy and changes to funding:
https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/