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Sustainable Farming Incentive

Asked by Sarah BoolConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 15 January 2026UIN 105149

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria her Department plans to use to differentiate between small and large farms in assessing eligibility for future SFI applications.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The department will publish a precise definition before the first application window opens in June.  This is one of the details we’ll be testing with key stakeholders.

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