The Rural Payment Agency's work helps @DefraGovUK encourage a thriving farming and food sector and strong rural communities.

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Small farms, big impact. The first window of the new Sustainable Farming Incentive is scheduled to open 30 June, for small farms and farms without existing Environmental Land Management agreements first. Simpler, fairer, and backed by £240 million - gov.uk/government/news/290m-…
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Jun 10
Do you have a sheep or goat visit soon? 🐑 Watch our video with Field Officer Ben Hastings who explains the stages involved in the visit and what you can do to prepare. youtu.be/61CjMTdRl4M?si=zuPm…
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Jun 9
The Rural Payments service will be unavailable for planned downtime to update land and customer details from 6pm to 9pm on Wednesday 10 June
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Jun 2
Near-final scheme information for this year's Sustainable Farming Incentive offer (SFI26) is now available. Read the Defra farming blog for more information 👇 defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/202…
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Jun 2
You have until 11:59pm 1 September 2026 to submit your #CountrysideStewardship or #EnvironmentalStewardship 2026 revenue claim with reduction. Watch our YouTube video which demonstrates how to submit a claim in the Rural Payments service 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=0QkftTZ4…
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May 28
Guidance for the 2026 Capital Grants offer is now available on GOV.UK. It consists of guidance for applicants, agreement holders and the terms and conditions. Read the Defra farming blog for more information 👇 defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/202…

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May 20
The Rural Payments service will be unavailable for planned downtime to update land and customer details from 5:15pm to 6:15pm on Wednesday 20 May
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May 15
Today is the last day to submit your #CountrysideStewardship or #EnvironmentalStewardship 2026 revenue claim without reduction by 11.59pm. Read the guidance for more information 👉 gov.uk/guidance/how-to-make-…
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May 11
The Rural Payments service will be unavailable for planned downtime to release new functionality and update customer details from 5:15pm Tuesday 12 May to 9am Wednesday 13 May and 6pm to 9pm on Wednesday 13 May
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May 8
There are 7 days left to submit your #CountrysideStewardship or #EnvironmentalStewardship revenue claim without reduction. Watch our YouTube video which demonstrates how to submit a claim in the Rural Payments service 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=OeMsFVrW…

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May 6
We’ve published the initial part of the SFI26 scheme information for farmers who may be eligible to apply in the first window. Read the Defra farming blog to find out more 👇 defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/202…
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May 6
The Rural Payments service will be unavailable for planned downtime to release new functionality and software upgrades from 6pm on Friday 8 May to 1pm on Saturday 9 May
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May 5
📣 Time is running out! You have until midday on 12 May 2026 to submit your Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2026, Productivity, Slurry, and Animal Health and Welfare applications. Find out how to apply 👉 gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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Apr 30
Do you have a cattle identification visit soon? 🐮 Watch our video with Field Officer Chris Birch who explains the stages involved in the visit and what you can do to prepare. youtube.com/watch?v=d3qjHzV1…
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Apr 27
The Rural Payments service will be unavailable for planned downtime to update land and customer details from 6pm to 9pm on Wednesday 29 April
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Apr 25
📣 Time is running out! You have until midday on 28 April 2026 to submit your Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2026 Productivity, Slurry, and Animal Health and Welfare applications. Find out how to apply: gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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Apr 21
Only one week left to apply! You have until midday on 28 April 2026 to submit your Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2026 application for Productivity, Slurry, and Animal Health and Welfare grants. For help with your application, watch our videos 👇 bit.ly/3PaDJ53
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Apr 20
The Rural Payments service will be unavailable for planned downtime to release new functionality and update customer details from: 5:15pm on Monday 20 April to 9am Tuesday 21 April and 6pm to 9pm on Wednesday 22 April
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