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Countryside Stewardship Scheme: Buckinghamshire

Asked by Callum AndersonLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 4 November 2025UIN 85532

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department plans to take to ensure that farmers in Buckinghamshire can transition smoothly from Countryside Stewardship to the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

On the 15 October 2025 we announced a one-year extension to more than 5,000 farmers with Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier agreements expiring on 31 December this year.

This targeted, time-limited extension is being offered whilst we develop the reformed Sustainable Farming Incentive for 2026, refresh the Environmental Improvement Plan and administer the new Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier.

We will publish the 2026 information on the Sustainable Farming Incentive in due course.

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