Countryside Stewardship Scheme and Sustainable Farming Incentive
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set out a forward plan for the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier scheme offers for 2027 and 2028.
Answered by Stephen Morgan
Defra is committed to bringing greater stability and predictability to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). The department will keep the core offer largely stable for the remainder of this Parliament to help farmers plan ahead.
Defra is not yet in a position to confirm the exact format of future SFI or Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier offers, but further details will be announced in due course.
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