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Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS)

Environmental Land Management Schemes (ELMS) are a suite of agri-environment programmes led by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to incentivise farmers to adopt sustainable practices and environmental stewardship. The schemes include the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and are actively being rolled out, with ongoing policy development around funding mechanisms, common land eligibility, and alignment with climate and soil health objectives.

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2026

3 events
18 Mar 2026 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Land Use Framework for England

UIN: HLWS1421 My Rt. Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Emma Reynolds MP) has made the following statement.Today I am laying before Parliament this Government’s first Land Use Framework for England; setting out a …

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2025

6 events
15 Oct 2025 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Update on Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier agreements

UIN: HCWS965 Today, I announce that this Government will offer one-year extensions to more than 5,000 farmers with Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier agreements expiring this year. Countryside Stewardship pays farmers and land managers for environmental work alongside s...

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12 May 2025 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Sustainable Farming Incentive 2024

UIN: HCWS626 This Government inherited farming schemes which were underspent, meaning millions of pounds were not going to farming businesses. As set out in the Plan for Change, the Government is focused on supporting our farmers, driving rural economic growth …

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12 May 2025 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Sustainable Farming Incentive 2024

UIN: HLWS625 My honourable friend, the Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Daniel Zeichner MP, has made the following Written Statement. This Government inherited farming schemes which were underspent, meaning millions of pounds were not going to farming bus...

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12 Mar 2025 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Sustainable Farming Incentive

UIN: HLWS510 My honourable friend, the Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Daniel Zeichner MP, has made the following Written Statement.With record numbers of farm businesses in farming schemes and the sustainable farming budget successfully allocated, yeste...

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12 Mar 2025 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Sustainable Farming Incentive

UIN: HCWS514 With record numbers of farm businesses in farming schemes and the sustainable farming budget successfully allocated, yesterday the Government has stopped accepting new applications for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI24).Our Environmental Land Manag...

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3 Feb 2025 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Land Use Consultation, January 2025

UIN: HLWS408 My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Reed MP, has made the following Written Statement.Last week, the Government opened its consultation on land use in England. This is the launch …

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2024

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11 Dec 2024 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Farming Schemes

UIN: HCWS298 I have today confirmed this Government has injected more than £343 million into the rural economy in the first week of December, benefiting more than 31,000 farmers.This includes payments worth £223 million to Countryside Stewardship revenue customers and...

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11 Dec 2024 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Farming Schemes

UIN: HLWS295 My honourable friend, the Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Daniel Zeichner MP, has made the following Written Statement.I have today confirmed this Government has injected more than £343 million into the rural economy in the first …

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21 May 2024 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Expanding the Sustainable Farming Incentive offer

UIN: HCWS491 Today, the government will publish the details of the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer, providing significant improvements and expansion to the scheme, so that they work for farmers and their businesses.In 6 months, almost a quarter of …

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21 May 2024 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Expanding the Sustainable Farming Incentive offer

UIN: HLWS487 My Right Honourable friend the Minister of State (Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries)(Sir Mark Spencer) has made the following Statement.Today, the government will publish the details of the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer, provid...

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14 May 2024 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Second UK Farm to Fork Summit

UIN: HLWS461 My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Steve Barclay) has made the following Statement.Today the Prime Minister will host the second UK Farm to Fork Summit alongside government Ministers at No.10 …

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20 Feb 2024 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Our plan to back British farmers

UIN: HCWS266 Farming in England is going through the biggest change in a generation. The bureaucratic Common Agricultural Policy disproportionately rewarded the largest landowners and held back smaller farmers, while delivering little for food productivity or the envi...

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20 Feb 2024 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Our plan to back British farmers

UIN: HLWS262 My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Steve Barclay) has made the following Statement.Farming in England is going through the biggest change in a generation. The bureaucratic Common Agricultural Policy ...

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2023

10 events
16 Oct 2023 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Farming update

UIN: HCWS1061 This government is committed to backing British farmers who produce some of the highest quality food in the world, contribute billions to our economy, and are the custodians of our countryside. We plan to replace the Basic Payment …

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13 Sep 2023 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Back British Farming Day

UIN: HLWS1001 My Right Honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Thérèse Coffey) has made the following Statement.British farmers play a crucial role in driving economic growth, supporting national food security, and achieving ou...

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13 Sep 2023 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Delivering for our Protected Landscapes

UIN: HCWS1021 Our National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), collectively known as Protected Landscapes, are home to some of our most iconic and beautiful places. These remarkable landscapes support our nation’s health and wellbeing and are crucial...

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21 Jun 2023 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive

UIN: HCWS872 The Sustainable Farming Incentive is an important element of our new and improved offer for farmers through the agricultural transition. It pays farmers for actions that support food production and can help improve farm productivity and resilience, while …

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21 Jun 2023 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive

UIN: HLWS858 My Right Honourable friend the Minister of State (Mark Spencer) has made the following Statement.The Sustainable Farming Incentive is an important element of our new and improved offer for farmers through the agricultural transition. It pays farmers for …

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26 Jan 2023 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Update to the agricultural transition plan

UIN: HCWS527 We are undertaking the most significant reform of agricultural policy and spending in England in decades as we take England out of the EU’s bureaucratic and damaging Common Agricultural Policy. Today I am setting out detailed plans for …

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26 Jan 2023 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Update to the agricultural transition plan

UIN: HLWS517 My Right Honourable friend the Minister of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Mark Spencer) has made the following Statement. We are undertaking the most significant reform of agricultural policy and spending in England in decades as …

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9 Jan 2023 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Update on farming payments policy

UIN: HCWS483 We are undertaking the most significant reform of agricultural policy and spending in England in decades as we take England out of the Common Agricultural Policy. We are phasing out unfair and environmentally damaging farm subsidies, radically improving …

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9 Jan 2023 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Update on farming payments policy

UIN: HLWS473 My Right Honourable friend the Minister of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries (Mark Spencer) has made the following Statement.We are undertaking the most significant reform of agricultural policy and spending in England in decades as we take …

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2021

2 events
2 Dec 2021 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

An update on the agricultural transition

UIN: HCWS437 We are almost one year into the agricultural transition. Farming in England is moving away from the arbitrary land-based subsidies and top-down bureaucracy that epitomised the EU era, towards schemes that recognise the work that farmers do as …

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2 Dec 2021 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

An update on the agricultural transition

UIN: HLWS425 My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State (George Eustice) has today made the following statement.We are almost one year into the agricultural transition. Farming in England is moving away from the arbitrary land-based subsidies and top-down bureaucracy …

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2020

1 event
16 Jan 2020 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked

Agriculture Bill: Introduction

UIN: HCWS43 Today, I am introducing the Government’s landmark Agriculture Bill to the House of Commons. This Bill delivers a new settlement for agriculture and those involved in this vital industry should be in no doubt of this Government’s absolute …

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