Rural Payments Agency

05/10/2026

The Rural Payments service will be unavailable for planned downtime to update land and customer details from 6pm to 9pm on Wednesday 7 October.

29/09/2026

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24/09/2026

Defra have released an update on the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26):

In this post we reflect on how we are looking to improve the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer for next year. We also share some headline figures from Window 2 of SFI26.

22/09/2026

Window 2 of the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) closed at 15:48. Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit an application.

Read the Defra farming blog for more information:

Window 2 of the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) has now closed. Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit an application.

22/09/2026

Can’t apply for certain SFI actions?

If the system won’t allow you to apply for a combination of SFI actions which you should be able to apply for, email us at [email protected] as soon as possible.

Make sure your email includes:
- ‘SFI26’ in the subject heading and your Single Business Identifier (SBI)
- clear screenshots of the issue
- the steps taken before you encountered the issue

22/09/2026

We can confirm that 75% of the £233 million Window 2 budget for SFI26 has now been allocated, based on applications received so far.

Read the Defra farming blog for more information:

Around 75% of the SFI26 Window 2 budget has been allocated, based on applications received to date.

22/09/2026

We can confirm that 50% of the Window 2 budget for SFI26 has now been allocated, based on applications received so far.

Read the Defra farming blog for more information:

We can confirm that around 50% of the Window 2 budget for SFI26 has been allocated, based on applications received to date.

22/09/2026

We can confirm that around 25% of the Window 2 budget for SFI26 has now been allocated, based on applications received so far.

Read the Defra farming blog for more information:

Around 25% of the Window 2 budget for SFI26 has now been allocated, based on applications received so far.

22/09/2026

Today we're opening the second application window for the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) offer.

Read the Defra farming blog for help with your application and information for customers with expiring ELM agreements:

Today we are opening Window 2 of SFI26, giving all eligible farmers and land managers the opportunity to apply for funding that supports sustainable food production, environmental improvement and resilient farm businesses.

17/09/2026

Over the last year, we’ve continued to improve our remote monitoring capabilities. This will help us identify where agreements are progressing well and where additional support may be needed.

Read our blog to find out more 👇

Remote monitoring is one of the ways we check that funded environmental actions are achieving the expected results. It helps us to understand what is working well and identify where farmers and landowners would benefit from extra support.  Since our