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| This reminder has been sent by the Farming Advice Service (FAS) to help you stay compliant with the farming regulations which protect the environment and animal health and welfare.
FAS is funded by Defra. We provide free, confidential advice to help farmers and land managers in England understand and meet the legal requirements in English law around certain farming activities to protect people, livestock and the environment. To contact us, call 03000 200 301 (select the option for FAS), email advice@farmingadviceservice.org.uk or use our online chat service at farmingadviceservice.org.uk |
As part of the controlled rollout of the SFI offer in 2024, Defra have been accepting expressions of interest and the first SFI agreements for 2024 are now live.
If you want to apply for the expanded SFI offer, the first step is to register your interest with the Rural Payments Agency (RPA).
The RPA is steadily working through expression of interest submissions and applicants can expect to hear from them soon.
Key dates
31 August New hedgerow management rules came into force in May 2024. As part of this, the hedgerow management rules on cutting and trimming, announced that hedgerows covered by the rules must not be cut or trimmed until after 31 August 2024 unless an exemption applies.
1 September For any land located in a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ), this is the start of the closed period for applying organic manure with a high readily available nitrogen content (for example, slurry, poultry manures or liquid digested sewage sludge) to grassland on shallow or sandy soils. GOV.UK
1 September For any land located in an NVZ, this is the start of the closed period for applying manufactured nitrogen fertilisers to tillage land. GOV.UK
2 September If you missed the deadline for submitting your 2024 Countryside Stewardship or Environmental Stewardship claim without reduction (15 May 2024), you can still submit a claim until 11.59pm on Wednesday 2 September 2024, with a 25% reduction for claims submitted after 2 July 2024.
15 September For any land located in an NVZ, this is the start of the closed period for applying manufactured nitrogen fertilisers to grassland. GOV.UK
16 September For any land located in an NVZ, this is the start of the closed period for applying organic manure with a high readily available nitrogen content (for example, slurry, poultry manures or liquid digested sewage sludge) to tillage land on shallow or sandy soils that have been sown with crops on or before 15 September. GOV.UK
In case you missed them...
1 August This is the start of closed period for applying organic manure with a high readily available nitrogen content (for example, slurry, poultry manures or liquid digested sewage sludge) to tillage land on shallow or sandy soils except where crops will be sown on or before 15 September. GOV.UK
For more details about the information provided in the key dates table, visit the Rules for farmers and land managers pages of GOV.UK.
Speak to the RPA at shows and events in September
7 September Keighley Show
11 September UK Dairy Day
11-12 September Westmorland Show
28 September FFF&B Ploughing Match
Key Dates for SFI Annual Declaration Submission
To assist SFI agreement holders, the RPA have outlined the opening and closing dates for the annual declaration submission based on the start date of the agreement:
Agreement start     Declaration period opens  Declaration period closes
1 October 2023Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 August 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 30 September 2024
1 November 2023Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 September 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 31 October 2024
1 December 2023Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 October 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 30 November 2024
1 January 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 November 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 31 December 2024
1 February 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 December 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 31 January 2025
1 March 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 January 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 28 February 2025
1 April 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 February 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 31 March 2025
1 May 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 March 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 30 April 2025
1 June 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 April 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 31 May 2025
1 July 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 May 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 30 June 2025
1 August 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 June 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 31 July 2025
1 September 2024Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1 July 2025Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 31 August 2025
Upcoming grant deadlines
18 September The eligibility checker for the Laying Hen Housing for Health and Welfare grant (round 1) will close at midnight (11:59) on 18 September.
30 September The deadline for invited applicants to submit your slurry store location and design assessment form for the Slurry Infrastructure grant round 2 is midnight (11:59) on 30 September.
To get in contact with FAS, please call 03000 200 301 (select the option for FAS) or email advice@farmingadviceservice.org.uk.Â
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