Every farm grant, payment and buyer

Agents and marketplaces 6

• Carter Jonas natural capital team OpenCarter JonasAdvises on and sets up habitat banks, then markets and sells your biodiversity units and nutrient credits to developers; also matches businesses with farmers to offset carbon.
• Knight Frank natural capital with BNGx OpenKnight Frank (Rural Consultancy) and BNGxLand agents who baseline land, register sites and broker sales of carbon credits and biodiversity units; since September 2026 they use the BNGx platform where landowners can see developers' BNG needs and do deals directly.
• UK Land Carbon Registry and WCC 'projects you can buy' list OpenWoodland Carbon Code / UK Land Carbon Registry (S&P Global)The official registry where validated woodland and peatland projects are listed; you can advertise units for sale on the WCC developer page or the registry's request-for-information platform, or sell through listed retail aggregators.
• Strutt & Parker natural capital team Open all yearStrutt & Parker (BNP Paribas Real Estate)Advises landowners on biodiversity net gain, carbon and natural flood management, and acts as Peatland Code project developer and agent for selling units or land with natural capital value.
• Woodland Carbon Code retail aggregators (carbon brokers) Open all yearVarious: ACT, Avon Energy Partners, Balance, C Zero Markets, Carma, Climate Impact Partners, ClimatePartner, cur8, EcoAct (SE Advisory Services), firstclimate, Forest Carbon, Highland Carbon, Nature Broking, South PoleCompanies named by the Woodland Carbon Code that sell woodland carbon units to corporate buyers on behalf of project developers and landowners.
• Natural Capital Marketplace (Devon) Check it’s runningBiosphere Foundation CIC (North Devon Biosphere)Not-for-profit platform that helps Devon landowners create BNG units, woodland/soil/saltmarsh carbon and flood-management projects and finds buyers.

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• Forest Carbon (woodland and peatland carbon) OpenForest Carbon LtdDevelops woodland and peatland carbon projects with landowners, certifies them under the UK codes and finds buyers or sponsors to fund planting and restoration.
• Woodland Carbon (buys your woodland carbon) OpenWoodland TrustThe Woodland Trust covers planting costs and buys the carbon units from new native woodland you plant, paying in stages.
• Woodland Carbon Code (selling woodland carbon units) OpenForestry Commission (UK standard)Register new woodland so you can sell carbon units to buyers on the open market.
• Bidwells LLP (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearBidwells LLPListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• Brown & Co LLP (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearBrown & Co LLPListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• CarbonStore (Tilhill) woodland and peatland carbon Open all yearCarbonStore, part of Tilhill ForestryDesigns, plants and manages new carbon woodland and peatland restoration for landowners, registers it under the codes and buys or sells the carbon units.
• Climate Impact Partners (buys/sells UK woodland carbon) Open all yearClimate Impact PartnersCarbon retailer listed by the WCC as a project developer and aggregator that sells woodland carbon units to corporate buyers, so it can buy or market units from your validated project.
• Davidson & Robertson (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearDavidson & RobertsonListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, Scotland, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• Euroforest Silviculture woodland carbon Open all yearEuroforest Silviculture (Euroforest group; Pryor & Rickett Silviculture was bought by Euroforest in 2016)Forestry agent listed by the Woodland Carbon Code for registration, validation, verification and woodland creation design in England and Wales.
• F&W Forestry (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearF&W ForestryListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, offering registration, validation and verification and woodland creation design.
• Forwoods Forestry & Woodland Consultancy Ltd (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearForwoods Forestry & Woodland Consultancy LtdListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, offering registration, validation and verification and woodland creation design.
• Galbraith (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearGalbraithListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, Scotland, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• Mark Seed Forest and Land Management Ltd (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearMark Seed Forest and Land Management LtdListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• Nicholsons (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearNicholsonsListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• Penfolds Woodland Management (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearPenfolds Woodland ManagementListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• Robinson Forestry Ltd (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearRobinson Forestry LtdListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• Savills (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearSavillsListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• Scottish Woodlands carbon services Open all yearScottish Woodlands LtdActs for the landowner to register, validate and verify Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code projects; you then sell, keep or use the carbon (they say they are not brokers).
• Wilder Carbon (Kent Wildlife Trust) Open all yearWilder Carbon, part of the Kent Wildlife Trust GroupA carbon-plus-nature standard: projects restoring habitats (woodland pasture, grassland, wetland) are verified and units sold to companies, delivered mainly through Wildlife Trusts as 'Trusted Deliverers'.
• Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearYorkshire Dales Millennium TrustListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• Albanwise Environment (Woodland Carbon Code developer) Check it’s runningAlbanwise Environment LtdListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer in England; no services are ticked in the listing.
• Woodland Carbon Guarantee ClosedForestry CommissionGovernment guaranteed price for verified woodland carbon units.

Peatland carbon 2

• Peatland Code (selling peatland carbon units) OpenIUCN UK Peatland Programme (not a government page)Standard for selling carbon units from peat restoration.
• Peatland Code project developers working in England Open all yearVarious (IUCN UK Peatland Programme list): e.g. Forest Carbon, Bidwells, Savills, Strutt & Parker, Tilhill/CarbonStore, Woodland Trust, Fountains Forestry, Land Carbon, Ridge Carbon Capture, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Durham County Council (North Pennines), Duchy of Cornwall, RSPB, Severn TrentDevelopers who run Peatland Code restoration projects for landowners (feasibility, restoration, validation, verification) and help sell the resulting peatland carbon units.

Soil and hedgerow carbon 7

• Soil Capital carbon payments (arable) OpenSoil CapitalMeasures your farm's carbon each year and pays you for tonnes of CO2e reduced or stored by selling certificates to companies, with a guaranteed minimum price.
• Cefetra Ecosystem Services Open all yearCefetra with Soil CapitalPays arable growers who sell grain/oilseeds through Cefetra for verified sustainable practices, so food companies can claim lower Scope 3 emissions.
• AgreenaCarbon Check it’s runningAgreenaIssues Verra-registered carbon certificates for regenerative arable practice which you can keep, sell, or have Agreena sell for you.
• Agroforestry carbon credits (status) Check it’s runningSoil Association Agroforestry Carbon Code projectA project explored a UK code for agroforestry carbon credits; We found no operating code or company buying agroforestry carbon from English farms in 2026.
• Hedgerow Carbon Code Check it’s runningAllerton Project (Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust)A draft code to let farmers sell carbon from new hedges or letting hedges grow bigger; it is not yet a working market and nobody currently buys hedgerow carbon under it.
• Trinity Natural Capital Markets / Sandy Check it’s runningTrinity AgTechSandy software calculates farm carbon and biodiversity; the sister marketplace (Trinity NCM) was set up for farmers to sell credits to companies of their choice.
• UK Farm Soil Carbon Code (status) Check it’s runningSustainable Soils Alliance consortiumA planned national standard for selling farm soil carbon; it is not a buyer and no code had been published by October 2026.

Paid through who you sell to 10

• Arla FarmAhead climate incentive OpenArla FoodsAdds points-based climate and nature payments to Arla members' milk price for on-farm measures that cut emissions.
• Heineken UK regenerative malting barley premium OpenHeineken UK with Muntons, Boortmalt, Cefetra and Soil CapitalPays growers a premium on malting barley grown with regenerative practices, with Soil Capital measuring the results.
• First Milk regenerative farming bonus (incl. Nestle Milk Plan) Open all yearFirst Milk co-operative (with Nestle UK)Pays members a base and variable bonus per litre for completing a regenerative farming plan and taking further environmental action; Nestle funds an extra premium for its milk pool.
• Muller Advantage Open all yearMuller UK & IrelandExtra milk price for Muller Direct farmers who meet sustainability, environmental and animal-welfare criteria.
• Sainsbury's Dairy Development Group sustainability bonus Open all yearSainsbury'sCost-of-production milk price plus a bonus for improving sustainability, such as cutting carbon.
• Tesco Sustainable Farming Groups incentives Open all yearTescoExtra payments to farmers in Tesco's dedicated supply groups for hitting emissions, soil, biodiversity and welfare targets.
• Wildfarmed grower premium Open all yearWildfarmedBuys wheat (and now oats and barley) grown to its audited regenerative standards at a premium price.
• Food & Nature Resilience Fund Check it’s runningLloyds Banking Group with WildfarmedFund pooling money from banks, utilities and insurers to pay farmers for measured gains in biodiversity, soil health, water quality and carbon while keeping land in food production.
• PepsiCo regenerative rapeseed programme Check it’s runningPepsiCo with Soil CapitalFinancial incentives and climate assessments for oilseed rape growers in PepsiCo's supply chain (oil for brands including Walkers).
• Waitrose Farming for Nature / Net Zero Farm Fund Check it’s runningWaitrose & PartnersGrant funding for Waitrose suppliers' low-carbon and nature-friendly farming projects.

Wildlife and nutrient credits 8

• Biodiversity Net Gain - selling off-site biodiversity units OpenNatural England (register) / local planning authoritiesCreate or improve habitat on your land and sell the 'biodiversity units' to developers who must make up for habitat lost.
• Environment Bank habitat banks OpenEnvironment Bank LtdLeases (or buys) your land for at least 30 years to create a habitat bank, pays you annually and sells the biodiversity units to developers itself.
• Stour Environmental Credits OpenStour Environmental Credits Ltd (Kent councils)Sells nutrient credits to developers in the Stour catchment and pays landowners to carry out mitigation (e.g. wetlands, stream enhancement) from the proceeds.
• EnTrade nature markets (nutrient, biodiversity, carbon) Open all yearEnTrade (Wessex Water spin-out; JV with Arup from 2026)Runs auction 'market rounds' where farmers offer projects such as wetlands, woodland, grassland or cover crops and developers or water companies bid to buy the resulting credits.
• Nattergal wildland habitat banks Open all yearNattergal LtdCreates large rewilding sites and sells biodiversity net gain units from them; partners with estates (e.g. Herstmonceux Castle Estate) to restore land and generate nature income.
• Natural England Nutrient Mitigation Scheme Open all yearNatural EnglandNatural England creates wetlands and other habitat to offset nutrient pollution, selling credits to developers; it works with landowners to find sites.
• Norfolk Environmental Credits Open all yearNorfolk Environmental Credits Ltd (Norfolk councils)Council-backed company that buys or creates nutrient mitigation (wetlands, land-use change) and sells credits to developers; landowners can put forward sites.
• Nutrient mitigation credits Open all yearPrivate credit schemes and brokersSelling to private buyers: land use change or wetlands that cut nitrogen or phosphorus earn credits that housebuilders buy in nutrient neutrality areas.

Farm schemes and payments 13

• Hot and dry weather: temporary support for farmers in 2026 OpenDefra / RPALets you cut or graze agreement land, make firebreaks and delay sowing during drought without losing SFI, CS or HLS payments.
• Young Farmer Bursaries (agriculture students) OpenCornish Mutual · Closes 13 November 2026Bursaries for students on agriculture courses at South West colleges, to spend on things like PPE, books, equipment, travel or certificates.
• Capital grants plans 2026 (PA1, PA2, PA4, PA5, PA7) Open all yearDefra / RPAPays for professional plans: implementation plan (PA1), feasibility study (PA2), agroforestry plan (PA4), moorland mapping (PA5) and species management plan (PA7).
• Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) Open all yearDefra / Natural England / Forestry Commission / RPALong-term agreement for complex habitat and nature work; at the moment you can only ask to join (express an interest) for four topics.
• Higher Tier Capital Grants 2026 Open all yearDefra / RPAThree-year capital grants for environmental works (including agroforestry and woodland condition assessment) without needing a full Higher Tier agreement.
• Protection and Infrastructure grants 2026 Open all yearDefra / RPAGrants for woodland access tracks and for protecting crops and trees from beavers.
• Sustainable Farming Incentive 2027 offer Coming soonDefra / RPAThe next SFI offer the government says it will run in 2027.
• Delinked payments (replacing Basic Payment Scheme) AutomaticDefra / RPAYearly payment, based on your old BPS, being phased out by 2027.
• Capital Grants 2026 ClosedDefra / RPA · Closes 1 September 2026Grants for one-off items such as hedges, gates, water troughs, yard covers and natural flood management, under six themes.
• Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier (existing agreements) ClosedDefra / RPA · Closes 31 December 2026Older 5-year agri-environment agreements; 2021 agreements were extended by one year.
• Emergency Drought Grant 2026 ClosedRABIOne-off grant for household living costs for farmers hit by the 2026 drought.
• Jubilee Scholarship (training grant for Young Farmers) ClosedThe Worshipful Company of Farmers, with NFYFC · Closes 30 June 2026Grants towards the cost of an agricultural training course, short course or workshop in the UK.
• Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) ClosedDefra / RPA · Closes 22 September 2026Three-year agreement paying you for farming actions that help the environment, such as soil cover, hedgerows and nature-friendly margins.

Animals and animal health 5

• Forage Aid Open all yearAddington FundEmergency feed, forage and bedding for livestock farmers after disease outbreaks or extreme weather.
• Get funding to improve animal health and welfare (vet reviews and endemic disease follow-ups) Open all yearDefra / RPAPays for a vet to visit once a year to review herd/flock health, and for a follow-up to test and tackle a disease such as BVD.
• Poultry Biosecurity Review funding Open all yearDefra / RPA · Closes 30 September 2028Pays for a vet to review biosecurity on your poultry site.
• Bovine TB compensation AutomaticDefra / APHAPayment for cattle the government removes because of TB, based on monthly average market values.
• Compensation for animals culled to control notifiable diseases AutomaticDefra / APHAPayment for healthy animals the government culls to control diseases such as bird flu, Newcastle disease and salmonella in breeding flocks.

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• Bespoke Water Quality Improvement Projects Scheme OpenThames WaterLarger contributions for farm projects that bring big, long-term water quality improvements.
• Catchment Fund OpenThames Water · Closes 30 November 2026Part-funding for farm work that cuts nitrate and herbicide pollution of drinking water sources in priority catchments.
• Natural Flood Management construction grant (Herefordshire) OpenHerefordshire Council, with Environment Agency fundingGrants for farmers to slow water off the land, such as over-winter cover, in-field and in-channel water retention (leaky dams, basins), fencing, trackways and tree planting.
• River Health and Community Fund OpenThames WaterGrants for community projects that engage people with rivers or improve them.
• River Stour Phosphorus Reduction Scheme OpenWessex WaterAnnual payments and one-off funding for farm changes that cut phosphorus run-off, such as arable reversion to grass, herbal leys, buffer strips, beetle banks, hedges, trees and wetlands.
• STEPS 2026 (Severn Trent Environmental Protection Scheme) OpenSevern Trent · Closes 11 December 2026Grants for soil health, soil structure, watercourse protection, better use of inputs, livestock management and keeping soil and nutrients in the field, plus a Farmer Innovation option.
• Tone, Parrett and Yeo Phosphorus Reduction Scheme OpenWessex WaterAnnual payments for farm changes that cut phosphorus run-off in the Somerset Tone, Parrett and Yeo sub-catchments.
• Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) Open all yearNatural England with Defra and Environment AgencyConfidential one-to-one advice on soil, nutrients, manure, ammonia, pesticides and water, and help with capital grant applications.
• Environment Agency landscape-scale natural flood management (NFM) funding Open all yearEnvironment AgencyFlood defence money for large natural flood management projects such as leaky dams, ponds and wetlands across a catchment.
• Event Grant Open all yearAnglian WaterMoney towards running a farmer event on land management or soil health that links to raw water protection.
• Farm Capital Grant Scheme Open all yearSouthern WaterPays half the cost of equipment and farm improvements that cut nitrate, pesticide and sediment loss, such as sprayer filling areas, precision fertiliser kit, yard water separation, fencing and tracks.
• Farmer Training Grant 2026 Open all yearAnglian WaterPays half the cost of a course, event or workshop linked to raw water protection or soil health.
• Field to Tap Open all yearEssex & Suffolk Water (Northumbrian Water Group)Funding for farm infrastructure, field options, training and innovation that protect drinking water, such as yard concreting, clean and dirty water separation, biobeds, herbal leys and troughs.
• Local Rivers Trust farm advice Open all yearThe Rivers Trust (60+ local member trusts)Local Rivers Trusts give free farm advice and often deliver water company and other grants for river and soil work.
• SPRING 2 Environmental Protection Scheme Open all yearSouth Staffs WaterGrants for sprayer washdown areas, biobeds, biofilters, roofing, fencing, tracks, troughs, buffer strips, field corners and cover crops.
• SPRING 2 Environmental Protection Scheme Open all yearCambridge WaterGrants for on-farm improvements and land management options that protect water quality.
• Upstream Thinking (UST4) Open all yearSouth West Water with Westcountry Rivers Trust and partnersFree farm advice visits, soil sampling, nutrient and soil plans, a pesticide amnesty, free trees and help with grants, plus capital grants in priority catchments to protect drinking water.
• Upstream Thinking - Bristol Water catchments Open all yearBristol Water / South West Water, delivered by Bristol Avon Rivers TrustFree advice and grants for work that cuts diffuse pollution into four drinking water catchments, such as riparian fencing, water troughs, ponds, scrapes, hedges and buffers.
• Water Management Grant (new round) Coming soonDefra / RPAGrants to build on-farm reservoirs and water storage for irrigation, mainly for horticulture and arable farms.
• Affinity Water catchment schemes Check it’s runningAffinity WaterAffinity has funded cover and companion crops, soil testing, nature-friendly farming trials and run-off projects in its priority catchments.
• Capital Grant Scheme and farm water audits Check it’s runningSouth East WaterGrants for farm infrastructure and land management that protect water sources, and free on-farm water audits.
• Catchment Regeneration Fund Check it’s runningAnglian Water · Closes 31 October 2026Match funding for catchment projects in 11 rural catchments under Anglian Water's advanced environment programme.
• Dwr Cymru Welsh Water catchment work (English area) Check it’s runningDwr Cymru Welsh WaterWelsh Water runs catchment projects with farmers, mostly in Wales; its English area includes parts of Herefordshire and Deeside.
• Hafren Dyfrdwy catchment work Check it’s runningHafren DyfrdwyNo farmer scheme of its own was found; Dee catchment farm work is run through the LIFE Dee River project and partners.
• Portsmouth Water catchment advice and capital grants Check it’s runningPortsmouth WaterFree one-to-one farm advice and capital grants for kit such as precision GPS, variable-rate sprayers and low-emission slurry spreaders in groundwater catchments.
• SES Water catchment work Check it’s runningSES WaterSES Water has worked with farmers on catchment measures but said in 2023 it had no formal grant scheme.
• Thriving Catchments / Field to Tap (Northumbria) Check it’s runningNorthumbrian WaterNorthumbrian Water works with Rivers Trusts, Wildlife Trusts and farmers in the Wear, Tyne and Tees to stop pollutants reaching rivers.
• United Utilities catchment advice and grants Check it’s runningUnited UtilitiesCatchment advisers in drinking water safeguard zones have offered free advice, water quality plans and small grants for yards, gateways, fencing and drinkers.
• Yorkshire Water catchment and Beyond Nature work Check it’s runningYorkshire WaterBeyond Nature supports tenant farmers on Yorkshire Water land, and the company funds catchment and farming officers who advise farmers.
• Branch Out Fund ClosedNorthumbrian Water / Essex & Suffolk Water · Closes 30 September 2026Grants for projects that improve the natural environment and climate resilience with benefits for water, wildlife and communities.
• Farm Innovation Grant 2026 ClosedAnglian Water (run by Ricardo) · Closes 1 March 2026Competitive grant for new, innovative on-farm projects that tackle herbicides, nitrates, phosphates or soil loss in raw water.
• Farming Recovery Fund (flood recovery) ClosedDefra / RPAGrants for uninsurable flood damage to farmland, opened only after major floods.
• Lowland Peat Water Discovery and Implementation Grants ClosedEnvironment Agency · Closes 18 September 2026Grants for partnerships to plan and then carry out raising water tables on lowland peat.
• Natural Flood Management grant scheme (Calderdale) ClosedCalderdale Council, with the Environment AgencyGrants for farmers and landowners to build attenuation basins and leaky dams, and plant trees and cross-slope hedges, to slow floodwater. It can also pay for a contractor.
• Slurry Infrastructure Grant (round 2) ClosedDefra / RPAGrants for new or bigger slurry stores to give 6 months' storage.

Peat and wetland 2

• Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme ClosedDefra / Natural EnglandFunding for peatland restoration and discovery (project scoping) work.
• Paludiculture and Wetter Farming Fund ClosedNatural England · Closes 21 August 2026Funding to test wet-farming crops and food production on wetter lowland peat.

Hedges 3

• Free tree and hedge packs (Leicestershire) OpenLeicestershire County Council, with the Woodland TrustFree packs of native tree saplings and hedge plants for landowners and residents, plus a higher MOREhedges subsidy for longer new hedges.
• MOREhedges Open all yearWoodland TrustTrees, protection and advice for new hedges of 100 metres or more with a large tree every six metres.
• Hedgerow Heroes Check it’s runningCPRE (local branches)Local CPRE groups plant and restore hedgerows with communities and landowners.

Trees and woodland 31

• Trees Outside Woodland Fund 2026/27 OpenThe Tree Council (with Defra) · Closes 31 October 2026Grants for trees and supporting items outside woodland, such as hedgerow trees, orchards and green spaces.
• Trees for your farm (agroforestry) OpenWoodland TrustFunded agroforestry with a farm visit and a tailored design for shelter, soil and water.
• England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) Open all yearForestry CommissionPays to plant new woodland, plus yearly maintenance and extra one-off payments for public benefits.
• MOREwoods Open all yearWoodland TrustSite visit, woodland design, trees and protection, and funding for new woodland of at least half a hectare.
• National Forest tree planting and habitat grants Open all yearNational Forest CompanyGrants and advice to plant woodland from 0.25 ha up to landscape scale, and to manage woodland and farmland habitats.
• Northern Forest - Trees for Climate Open all yearNorthern Forest partnership (Woodland Trust, Community Forest Trust and four community forests)Up to full funding and free advice for woodland, wood pasture, agroforestry and trees outside woods across the Northern Forest.
• PA3 Woodland management plan 2026 Open all yearForestry Commission / RPAOne-off payment towards writing a 10-year woodland management plan that meets the UK Forestry Standard.
• Tree health pilot scheme Open all yearForestry CommissionPilot grants for felling and restocking trees hit by pests and diseases: larch, spruce, sweet chestnut, oak processionary moth and ash dieback.
• Trees for Climate - City of Trees Open all yearCity of Trees (England's Community Forests)Grants and free advice to plant woodland, hedgerows, orchards, wood pasture and trees outside woods, with maintenance paid for years after.
• Trees for Climate - Derbyshire's Heartwood Community Forest Open all yearDerbyshire's Heartwood Community Forest (England's Community Forests)Grants and free advice to plant woodland, hedgerows, orchards, wood pasture and trees outside woods, with maintenance paid for years after.
• Trees for Climate - Forest of Avon Open all yearForest of Avon (England's Community Forests)Grants and free advice to plant woodland, hedgerows, orchards, wood pasture and trees outside woods, with maintenance paid for years after.
• Trees for Climate - Forest of Marston Vale Open all yearForest of Marston Vale (England's Community Forests)Grants and free advice to plant woodland, hedgerows, orchards, wood pasture and trees outside woods, with maintenance paid for years after.
• Trees for Climate - Forest of Mercia Open all yearForest of Mercia (England's Community Forests)Grants and free advice to plant woodland, hedgerows, orchards, wood pasture and trees outside woods, with maintenance paid for years after.
• Trees for Climate - Great Western Community Forest Open all yearGreat Western Community Forest (England's Community Forests)Grants and free advice to plant woodland, hedgerows, orchards, wood pasture and trees outside woods, with maintenance paid for years after.
• Trees for Climate - Greenwood Community Forest Open all yearGreenwood Community Forest (England's Community Forests)Grants and free advice to plant woodland, hedgerows, orchards, wood pasture and trees outside woods, with maintenance paid for years after.
• Trees for Climate - Humber Forest Open all yearHumber Forest (England's Community Forests)Grants and free advice to plant woodland, hedgerows, orchards, wood pasture and trees outside woods, with maintenance paid for years after.
• Trees for Climate - North East Community Forest Open all yearNorth East Community Forest (England's Community Forests)Grants and free advice to plant woodland, hedgerows, orchards, wood pasture and trees outside woods, with maintenance paid for years after.
• Trees for Climate - Plymouth and South Devon Community Forest Open all yearPlymouth and South Devon Community Forest (England's Community Forests)Grants and free advice to plant woodland, hedgerows, orchards, wood pasture and trees outside woods, with maintenance paid for years after.
• Trees for Climate - Raise: Cumbria Community Forest Open all yearRaise: Cumbria Community Forest (England's Community Forests)Grants and free advice to plant woodland, hedgerows, orchards, wood pasture and trees outside woods, with maintenance paid for years after.
• Trees for Climate - Tees Community Forest Open all yearTees Community Forest (England's Community Forests)Grants and free advice to plant woodland, hedgerows, orchards, wood pasture and trees outside woods, with maintenance paid for years after.
• Trees for Climate - Thames Chase Community Forest Open all yearThames Chase Community Forest (England's Community Forests)Grants and free advice to plant woodland, hedgerows, orchards, wood pasture and trees outside woods, with maintenance paid for years after.
• Trees for Climate - The Mersey Forest Open all yearThe Mersey Forest (England's Community Forests)Grants and free advice to plant woodland, hedgerows, orchards, wood pasture and trees outside woods, with maintenance paid for years after.
• Trees for Climate - White Rose Forest Open all yearWhite Rose Forest (England's Community Forests)Grants and free advice to plant woodland, hedgerows, orchards, wood pasture and trees outside woods, with maintenance paid for years after.
• Woodland Creation Planning Grant (WCPG) Open all yearForestry CommissionPays for the surveys and design work to plan a new woodland that meets the UK Forestry Standard.
• Woodland Tree Health (WTH) grants 2026 Open all yearForestry Commission / RPAPays to replant woodland felled because of tree disease (Restoration) and to remove trees and rhododendron infected with Phytophthora (Improvement).
• I Dig Trees Check it’s runningThe Conservation Volunteers (TCV)Free tree and hedge packs, with protection if needed, for community planting.
• MOREwoods trial packs Check it’s runningWoodland TrustFree packs of 50 trees to try new ideas on your land.
• National Highways Community Trees Programme Check it’s runningThe Tree Council (funded by National Highways)Free UK-grown trees for larger community planting projects in England.
• Branching Out Fund 2026/27 ClosedThe Tree Council · Closes 19 July 2026Small grants for community tree, hedge and orchard planting.
• Emergency Tree Fund ClosedWoodland TrustFunding for local councils to plant trees after declaring climate emergencies.
• Tree Production Capital Grant (TPCG) ClosedForestry Commission · Closes 8 July 2026Grants for tree nurseries and seed suppliers to buy equipment and facilities.

Wildlife and protected landscapes 5

• Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) Open all yearDefra, run by National Park and National Landscape bodies · Closes 31 March 2029One-off project grants for nature, climate, people and place work on farms in or next to protected landscapes.
• Wildlife Trust land management advice Open all yearThe Wildlife Trusts (46 local trusts)Local Wildlife Trust advisers give whole-farm wildlife advice, help with grant applications and set up farmer clusters.
• Wildlife-Rich Habitat Fund Open all yearDefra, through FiPL and protected landscape bodies · Closes 31 March 2029Money to create and restore wildlife habitat in protected landscapes, delivered through the FiPL setup.
• Landscape Recovery ClosedDefra / Natural England / Environment AgencyLong-term funding for large, joined-up nature recovery projects across many landholdings.
• Species Recovery Programme / Species Survival Fund ClosedNatural England / Defra · Closes 27 February 2026Funding for projects to recover threatened species.

Old buildings and heritage 2

• National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000 Open all yearNational Lottery Heritage FundGrants for projects that look after heritage, including landscapes and nature, and open it up to the public.
• Historic England grants (Heritage at Risk Capital Fund, Places grants) and CS Heritage Service ClosedHistoric England · Closes 30 October 2026Grants to repair heritage at risk, including scheduled monuments and historic buildings, plus free advice for farmers applying to Countryside Stewardship.

Energy 2

• Boiler Upgrade Scheme Open all yearOfgem (UK government)Grant towards replacing oil, gas, LPG or electric heating with a heat pump or biomass boiler in a home or business building.
• Smart Export Guarantee Open all yearElectricity suppliers (SEG Licensees), overseen by OfgemElectricity suppliers pay you for spare electricity from solar, wind, hydro, micro-CHP or anaerobic digestion that you export to the grid.

Equipment, innovation and business 9

• Farming Innovation Programme - ADOPT fund OpenDefra with Innovate UK (UKRI) · Closes 2 December 2026Grants for farmer-led on-farm trials of new ideas, plus small support grants to help write a bid.
• New Entrant Grants Open all yearAddington FundGrants for items that improve soil or livestock health, such as soil and fodder tests, vet health plans, vaccines, cameras, mobile fencing and foot trimming kit.
• Farming Innovation Programme - research and development competitions Coming soonDefra with Innovate UK (UKRI)Larger research and development grants for businesses and researchers working on farming innovation.
• Farm Resilience Programme and other farm programmes Check it’s runningThe Royal Countryside Fund (formerly the Prince's Countryside Fund)Free business and environmental training for family farms, including Farm Resilience, Routes to Regen, Savings in Soil and Working with Water.
• Supporting Rural Communities grants Check it’s runningThe Royal Countryside FundGrants to groups for young people, community projects, farm succession and rural resilience.
• Adding Value, Improving Farm Productivity, Calf Housing and Laying Hen Housing grants ClosedDefra / RPA · Closes 28 April 2026Larger capital grants for processing, robotics/solar, calf housing and laying hen housing.
• Farmer Collaboration Fund (FCF) ClosedDefra · Closes 30 September 2026Funds organisations that help farmers work together on landscape-scale projects.
• Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2026 ClosedDefra / RPA · Closes 12 May 2026Grants towards set items of equipment for productivity, animal health and welfare, and slurry.
• Rural England Prosperity Fund (and any successor) ClosedLocal councils (Defra money) · Closes 31 March 2026Council-run capital grants for small rural businesses, including farm diversification outside agriculture.

Advice and support 6

• Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) Open all yearFarm Safety FoundationFree farm safety and mental health resources and training aimed at farmers under 40.
• Farming Advice Service (FAS) Open all yearDefraFree, confidential phone and email advice on farming rules and business.
• Farming Community Network support Open all yearFarming Community Network (FCN)Free, confidential help from about 400 volunteers on farm, business, family and health worries.
• Help to Grow: Management course Open all yearUK government, delivered by business schools (Small Business Charter)A 90% government-funded business management course for owners of small businesses: leadership, marketing, staff and finance, with one-to-one mentoring and a growth plan.
• TIAH free learning hub and courses Open all yearThe Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture (TIAH)Free online courses, certificates and Toolbox Talks for farmers, growers and their staff.
• Introduction to Farming and Rural Skills (free course) Coming soonThe King's Foundation (Dumfries House, Ayrshire)A free seven-week City and Guilds farming and rural skills course, including a two-week farm placement, for people wanting to get into farming.

Money and hardship help 3

• Addington Fund housing Open all yearAddington FundAffordable homes for retiring farmers and farming families who lose their home through no fault of their own.
• RABI financial support Open all yearRABI (Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution)One-off crisis grants for food, bills, rent and home repairs, plus training grants, farm labour cover after illness or accident, and independent living help.
• Winter Grant 2026 ClosedRABIOne-off grant to help farming households with winter costs.

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• Growth Guarantee Scheme (government-backed business lending) OpenBritish Business Bank, through accredited lendersThe government guarantees part of a loan, overdraft, asset finance or invoice finance from an accredited lender, which can help a farm business borrow when it might not otherwise get finance.
• Workplace Charging Scheme (EV chargepoints) OpenOffice for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), run by DVLA · Closes 31 March 2027A voucher towards buying and fitting electric vehicle chargepoints for staff or farm fleet vehicles. You get a voucher code and give it to an authorised installer, who claims the money.
• 40% first-year allowance Open all yearHMRCDeduct 40% of the cost of new main-rate plant and machinery from profits in the first year, with the rest claimed over later years.
• Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) Open all yearHMRCDeduct the full cost of most machinery and equipment (tractors, kit, many fixtures) from your profits in the year you buy it, so you pay less tax.
• Farmers' averaging of profits Open all yearHMRCSole-trader and partnership farmers can average taxable profits over 2 or 5 years, which smooths out good and bad years and can cut the tax bill.
• Full expensing (companies) Open all yearHMRCLimited companies can deduct 100% of the cost of new plant and machinery from profits in the year they buy it, with no upper limit.
• Great crested newt ponds on your land (district level licensing) Open all yearNatural England, and NatureSpace / Newt Conservation Partnership in their areasDevelopers pay into a fund that creates or restores wildlife ponds on farmland, fully paid for and looked after for 25 years. In NatureSpace areas the landowner also gets annual payments.
• Innovative Farmers field labs Open all yearInnovative Farmers (Soil Association)Funding for groups of farmers to run their own on-farm trials with a researcher and a coordinator.
• Research and Development (R&D) tax relief Open all yearHMRCCompanies doing genuine research to advance science or technology (for example developing a new growing system or kit) can get tax relief or a payable credit on the costs.
• Start Up Loans Open all yearBritish Business Bank (UK government)A government-backed personal loan to start or grow a young business, such as a new farm diversification, with free help writing a business plan and a year of free mentoring.
• Structures and Buildings Allowance (SBA) Open all yearHMRCTax relief on the cost of building or renovating non-residential buildings and structures used in your business, such as farm sheds or let commercial units.
• VAT Agricultural Flat Rate Scheme Open all yearHMRCInstead of registering for VAT, smaller farms can add a 4% flat rate addition to sales to VAT-registered customers and keep it, with no VAT returns.
• Yorkshire Agricultural Society grants Open all yearYorkshire Agricultural Society (charity)Small grants to individuals for farming training, courses and conferences, and to organisations for projects that help farming in Yorkshire.
• Nuffield Farming Scholarship Coming soonNuffield Farming Scholarships Trust · Opens 1 January 2027A funded scholarship to travel and study a farming or food topic of your choice, building your knowledge and network.
• Nuffield Next-Gen Scholarship (ages 18 to 24) Coming soonNuffield Farming Scholarships Trust · Opens 1 November 2026A scholarship for young people that links them with Nuffield Scholars and farmers to learn first-hand.
• Environmental Improvement Grant and free land advice (Hertfordshire) Check it’s runningHertfordshire County Council, Countryside Management ServiceGrants for nature work such as meadow restoration, small tree planting, hedges outside government schemes, and ponds or wetlands, plus a free advisory visit and written advice.

Agents and marketplaces 2

• UK Land Carbon Registry and WCC 'projects you can buy' list OpenWoodland Carbon Code / UK Land Carbon Registry (S&P Global)The official registry where validated woodland and peatland projects are listed; you can advertise units for sale on the WCC developer page or the registry's request-for-information platform, or sell through listed retail aggregators.
• Woodland Carbon Code retail aggregators (carbon brokers) Open all yearVarious: ACT, Avon Energy Partners, Balance, C Zero Markets, Carma, Climate Impact Partners, ClimatePartner, cur8, EcoAct (SE Advisory Services), firstclimate, Forest Carbon, Highland Carbon, Nature Broking, South PoleCompanies named by the Woodland Carbon Code that sell woodland carbon units to corporate buyers on behalf of project developers and landowners.

Woodland carbon 6

• Forest Carbon (woodland and peatland carbon) OpenForest Carbon LtdDevelops woodland and peatland carbon projects with landowners, certifies them under the UK codes and finds buyers or sponsors to fund planting and restoration.
• Woodland Carbon (buys your woodland carbon) OpenWoodland TrustThe Woodland Trust covers planting costs and buys the carbon units from new native woodland you plant, paying in stages.
• Woodland Carbon Code (selling woodland carbon units) OpenForestry Commission (UK standard)Register new woodland so you can sell carbon units to buyers on the open market.
• CarbonStore (Tilhill) woodland and peatland carbon Open all yearCarbonStore, part of Tilhill ForestryDesigns, plants and manages new carbon woodland and peatland restoration for landowners, registers it under the codes and buys or sells the carbon units.
• Euroforest Silviculture woodland carbon Open all yearEuroforest Silviculture (Euroforest group; Pryor & Rickett Silviculture was bought by Euroforest in 2016)Forestry agent listed by the Woodland Carbon Code for registration, validation, verification and woodland creation design in England and Wales.
• F&W Forestry (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearF&W ForestryListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, offering registration, validation and verification and woodland creation design.

Peatland carbon 1

• Peatland Code (selling peatland carbon units) OpenIUCN UK Peatland Programme (not a government page)Standard for selling carbon units from peat restoration.

Paid through who you sell to 1

• First Milk regenerative farming bonus (incl. Nestle Milk Plan) Open all yearFirst Milk co-operative (with Nestle UK)Pays members a base and variable bonus per litre for completing a regenerative farming plan and taking further environmental action; Nestle funds an extra premium for its milk pool.

Farm schemes and payments 18

• Capital Production and Efficiency grant (SFS Optional and non-SFS versions) OpenWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales40% grant towards standard listed equipment such as handling systems, EID and weighing kit, precision spreaders, soil aerators, boreholes and water harvesting equipment.
• Infrastructure and Equipment grant - slurry, nutrient and biosecurity (SFS Optional and non-SFS versions) OpenWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesGrant for larger farmyard investments such as slurry stores, lagoon covers, low-emission spreaders, manure stores, silage clamps and yard drainage, plus biosecurity facilities for SFS farms.
• SFS Optional: Habitat Review (route to enhanced habitat management funding) OpenWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesRequest a free farm visit from a field support officer who draws up a five-year habitat management plan and schedule of works, which you can then apply to fund.
• Small Infrastructure grant - yard roofing (SFS Optional and non-SFS versions) OpenWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesGrant for new roofing over livestock feeding, gathering or manure storage areas to keep clean rainwater out of dirty yards.
• Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2027 - tapered Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesThe legacy BPS for farms that have not joined the SFS, being cut each year until it ends after 2028.
• Integrated Natural Resources Scheme (INRS) Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesCompetitive funding for collaborative groups of farmers, foresters and others to develop and deliver landscape or catchment-scale nature projects; the next window will focus on water quality.
• SFS Optional: Designated sites grant (SSSI management with NRW) Coming soonWelsh Government / Natural Resources WalesFunding to carry out the schedule of works in a Designated Site Management Plan agreed with NRW for SSSIs and other designated land on your farm.
• SFS Optional: Sustainable production (beef age at slaughter and sire registration) Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesNew payments for cutting the age at which beef cattle go to slaughter and for recording the sire when registering calves.
• SFS Optional: Temporary habitat creation (successor to Growing for the Environment) Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesPer-hectare payments for creating temporary habitat on improved land, such as mixed or herbal leys, red clover, wild bird seed, unsprayed spring cereals, winter stubbles and cover crops.
• Single Application Form (SAF) - annual claim window Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesThe yearly online form on RPW Online used to claim the SFS Universal Layer or BPS, organic support and woodland maintenance and premium payments.
• Sustainable Farming Scheme Universal Layer 2027 Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesThe second year of the SFS Universal Layer, claimed on the Single Application Form.
• Emergency Drought Grant 2026 ClosedRABIOne-off grant for household living costs for farmers hit by the 2026 drought.
• Growing for the Environment (cover crops window 2026) ClosedWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 29 July 2026Grant for growing crops that benefit the environment, such as cover crops.
• Jubilee Scholarship (training grant for Young Farmers) ClosedThe Worshipful Company of Farmers, with NFYFC · Closes 30 June 2026Grants towards the cost of an agricultural training course, short course or workshop in the UK.
• Organic Conversion (SFS Optional and non-SFS versions) ClosedWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 9 September 2026Area payments for two years to farmers converting whole field parcels to organic, with conversion starting 1 January 2027 and a five-year commitment.
• Organic Support / Organic Payment 2026 (maintaining organic land) ClosedWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 15 May 2026Annual area payment for land kept under full organic certification throughout 2026, claimed on the SAF.
• SFS Stability Payment 2026 ClosedWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 15 May 2026One-off £1,000 transition payment for smaller farms that joined the SFS Universal Layer in 2026.
• Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) Universal Layer 2026 ClosedWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 15 May 2026Annual whole-farm payment for carrying out 12 Universal Actions, such as soil testing, benchmarking, habitat and hedgerow care and animal health planning.

Animals and animal health 3

• Farming Connect animal health and welfare workshops Open all yearFarming Connect (Welsh Government)Fully funded vet-led workshops on topics such as lambing losses, calf rearing, parasite control, vaccination and dairy fertility, with a Lantra certificate.
• Forage Aid Open all yearAddington FundEmergency feed, forage and bedding for livestock farmers after disease outbreaks or extreme weather.
• Bovine TB compensation (Wales) AutomaticWelsh Government / APHACompensation for cattle and other animals slaughtered because of TB, based on an individual market valuation on farm.

Water, rivers and soil 1

• Local Rivers Trust farm advice Open all yearThe Rivers Trust (60+ local member trusts)Local Rivers Trusts give free farm advice and often deliver water company and other grants for river and soil work.

Hedges 1

• SFS Optional: Capital Environment (hedges, walls, ponds, small-scale trees) Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesCapital grants at standard rates for hedge planting, coppicing, gapping and laying, restoring stone walls and earth banks, clean and dirty water separation, small-scale tree planting and pond restoration.

Trees and woodland 10

• 'Making wood work for Wales' capital grant (forestry and timber) OpenWelsh Government40% capital grant for tree nurseries, forestry contractors, timber harvesting and processing businesses and private forest owners to buy equipment and bring woodland into management.
• Woodland Creation Grant (SFS Optional and non-SFS windows) OpenWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 20 November 2026Pays for planting, fencing and gates for new woodland of 0.25 ha or more that has a Welsh Government-approved Woodland Creation Plan, plus 12 years of maintenance and premium payments.
• Woodland Creation Planning Scheme OpenWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 31 December 2026Grant towards a Registered Woodland Planner drawing up a UK Forestry Standard woodland creation plan, needed before applying for the Woodland Creation Grant.
• Free woodland creation pre-application advice Open all yearNatural Resources WalesFree check from NRW on whether your land is suitable for new woodland before you apply for planning or planting grants.
• Glastir Woodland Creation legacy payments Open all yearWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesAnnual maintenance and premium payments that continue for woodland planted under existing Glastir Woodland Creation contracts.
• MOREwoods Open all yearWoodland TrustSite visit, woodland design, trees and protection, and funding for new woodland of at least half a hectare.
• SFS Optional: Woodland management (capital items, then forest management plans) Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesCapital payments at standard rates for managing existing woods, such as fencing, invasive species control, tree surgery, specialist bird and bat boxes and veteran tree work; forest management plans to follow.
• I Dig Trees Check it’s runningThe Conservation Volunteers (TCV)Free tree and hedge packs, with protection if needed, for community planting.
• Small Woodland Creation Grant / Small Grants - Woodland Creation ClosedWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 23 October 2026Grant for planting 0.1 to 1.99 ha of trees on improved or low-value land without needing a woodland plan, with fencing, gates, water items and 12 years of payments.
• The Woodland Investment Grant (TWIG) ClosedNational Lottery Heritage Fund with the Welsh Government (National Forest for Wales)Grants for creating and improving woodlands that could join the National Forest for Wales.

Wildlife and protected landscapes 2

• Ffermio Bro - Farming in Designated Landscapes Open all yearWelsh Government, delivered by National Parks and National Landscapes in WalesGrants for farm projects in National Parks and National Landscapes, mainly groups of farms, for hedges, walls, invasive species control, low-density tree planting, natural flood management, habitat work and access.
• Habitat Wales Scheme (Commons) 2026 extension ClosedWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesContinues payments for coordinated grazing management on common land for grazing associations that held agreements in 2025.

Old buildings and heritage 1

• National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000 Open all yearNational Lottery Heritage FundGrants for projects that look after heritage, including landscapes and nature, and open it up to the public.

Energy 1

• Smart Export Guarantee Open all yearElectricity suppliers (SEG Licensees), overseen by OfgemElectricity suppliers pay you for spare electricity from solar, wind, hydro, micro-CHP or anaerobic digestion that you export to the grid.

Equipment, innovation and business 7

• Agricultural Diversification and Horticulture Scheme (window 3) OpenWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 27 November 202640% capital grant to set up or develop a farm diversification enterprise (such as sheep or goat milking, fibre or energy crops, on-farm processing) or a commercial horticulture business.
• Farming Connect Start to Farm (new entrant and landowner matching) Open all yearFarming Connect (Welsh Government)Matches farmers and landowners stepping back with new entrants and supports joint ventures with mentoring, business planning and legal advice.
• Farming Connect subsidised training and e-learning Open all yearFarming Connect (Welsh Government)Subsidised accredited training, workshops, webinars and e-learning, which also counts towards SFS UA4 Continuous Professional Development.
• New Entrant Grants Open all yearAddington FundGrants for items that improve soil or livestock health, such as soil and fodder tests, vet health plans, vaccines, cameras, mobile fencing and foot trimming kit.
• Horticulture Start Up grant (2026-27 window) Coming soonWelsh Government / Rural Payments Wales · Closes 15 January 2027Capital grant to help new commercial horticulture enterprises in Wales get started.
• Farm Resilience Programme and other farm programmes Check it’s runningThe Royal Countryside Fund (formerly the Prince's Countryside Fund)Free business and environmental training for family farms, including Farm Resilience, Routes to Regen, Savings in Soil and Working with Water.
• Supporting Rural Communities grants Check it’s runningThe Royal Countryside FundGrants to groups for young people, community projects, farm succession and rural resilience.

Advice and support 12

• Farm Liaison Service and RPW digital assistance Open all yearWelsh GovernmentFree Welsh Government help with scheme rules, RPW Online, the SFS Universal Dashboard, record keeping and other farming policy questions.
• Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) Open all yearFarm Safety FoundationFree farm safety and mental health resources and training aimed at farmers under 40.
• Farming Community Network support Open all yearFarming Community Network (FCN)Free, confidential help from about 400 volunteers on farm, business, family and health worries.
• Farming Connect Advisory Service Open all yearFarming Connect (Welsh Government)Subsidised independent business and technical advice from approved advisers, one-to-one or in small groups, including help with the SFS.
• Farming Connect Agrisgôp groups Open all yearFarming Connect (Welsh Government)Fully funded facilitated groups of 8 to 12 farmers or growers who meet over up to 18 months to develop ideas such as diversification projects.
• Farming Connect Mentoring Programme Open all yearFarming Connect (Welsh Government)Confidential peer mentoring from experienced farmers and foresters chosen from the Farming Connect mentor directory.
• Farming Connect Succession Pathway Open all yearFarming Connect (Welsh Government)Three-step help with farm succession: a succession review, a funded succession plan with a specialist solicitor, and funded legal advice to put it in place.
• Farming Connect one-to-one surgeries Open all yearFarming Connect (Welsh Government)Fully funded one-to-one sessions with a specialist consultant by phone, online or on farm, to discuss a business idea or problem.
• Help to Grow: Management course Open all yearUK government, delivered by business schools (Small Business Charter)A 90% government-funded business management course for owners of small businesses: leadership, marketing, staff and finance, with one-to-one mentoring and a growth plan.
• TIAH free learning hub and courses Open all yearThe Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture (TIAH)Free online courses, certificates and Toolbox Talks for farmers, growers and their staff.
• Introduction to Farming and Rural Skills (free course) Coming soonThe King's Foundation (Dumfries House, Ayrshire)A free seven-week City and Guilds farming and rural skills course, including a two-week farm placement, for people wanting to get into farming.
• BVD eradication programme (formerly Gwaredu BVD, now BVDCymru) Check it’s runningWelsh Government and industryWales' compulsory BVD eradication rules for cattle herds (annual screening, PI animal controls and movement restrictions); the earlier Gwaredu BVD scheme funded free screening.

Money and hardship help 5

• Addington Fund housing Open all yearAddington FundAffordable homes for retiring farmers and farming families who lose their home through no fault of their own.
• DPJ Foundation - Share the Load free counselling Open all yearThe DPJ FoundationFree confidential counselling for people in farming and rural Wales, arranged through a 24-hour referral line, in Welsh or English.
• RABI financial support Open all yearRABI (Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution)One-off crisis grants for food, bills, rent and home repairs, plus training grants, farm labour cover after illness or accident, and independent living help.
• Tir Dewi farming support Open all yearTir DewiFree, private help from volunteers, many from farming backgrounds, with money worries, paperwork, family problems or just someone to talk to.
• Winter Grant 2026 ClosedRABIOne-off grant to help farming households with winter costs.

Other 15

• Growth Guarantee Scheme (government-backed business lending) OpenBritish Business Bank, through accredited lendersThe government guarantees part of a loan, overdraft, asset finance or invoice finance from an accredited lender, which can help a farm business borrow when it might not otherwise get finance.
• Sustainable Agriculture Loan Scheme OpenDevelopment Bank of Wales, for the Welsh GovernmentLow-interest loans for on-farm renewable energy, energy efficiency and storage, slurry and nutrient management, and farm infrastructure and equipment.
• Workplace Charging Scheme (EV chargepoints) OpenOffice for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), run by DVLA · Closes 31 March 2027A voucher towards buying and fitting electric vehicle chargepoints for staff or farm fleet vehicles. You get a voucher code and give it to an authorised installer, who claims the money.
• 40% first-year allowance Open all yearHMRCDeduct 40% of the cost of new main-rate plant and machinery from profits in the first year, with the rest claimed over later years.
• Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) Open all yearHMRCDeduct the full cost of most machinery and equipment (tractors, kit, many fixtures) from your profits in the year you buy it, so you pay less tax.
• Farmers' averaging of profits Open all yearHMRCSole-trader and partnership farmers can average taxable profits over 2 or 5 years, which smooths out good and bad years and can cut the tax bill.
• Full expensing (companies) Open all yearHMRCLimited companies can deduct 100% of the cost of new plant and machinery from profits in the year they buy it, with no upper limit.
• Innovative Farmers field labs Open all yearInnovative Farmers (Soil Association)Funding for groups of farmers to run their own on-farm trials with a researcher and a coordinator.
• Research and Development (R&D) tax relief Open all yearHMRCCompanies doing genuine research to advance science or technology (for example developing a new growing system or kit) can get tax relief or a payable credit on the costs.
• Start Up Loans Open all yearBritish Business Bank (UK government)A government-backed personal loan to start or grow a young business, such as a new farm diversification, with free help writing a business plan and a year of free mentoring.
• Structures and Buildings Allowance (SBA) Open all yearHMRCTax relief on the cost of building or renovating non-residential buildings and structures used in your business, such as farm sheds or let commercial units.
• VAT Agricultural Flat Rate Scheme Open all yearHMRCInstead of registering for VAT, smaller farms can add a 4% flat rate addition to sales to VAT-registered customers and keep it, with no VAT returns.
• Nuffield Farming Scholarship Coming soonNuffield Farming Scholarships Trust · Opens 1 January 2027A funded scholarship to travel and study a farming or food topic of your choice, building your knowledge and network.
• Nuffield Next-Gen Scholarship (ages 18 to 24) Coming soonNuffield Farming Scholarships Trust · Opens 1 November 2026A scholarship for young people that links them with Nuffield Scholars and farmers to learn first-hand.
• Access Broadband Cymru (ABC) grant Check it’s runningWelsh GovernmentA grant towards the equipment and installation of a new broadband connection (any technology) for homes and businesses that can't get 30 Mbps.

Agents and marketplaces 2

• UK Land Carbon Registry and WCC 'projects you can buy' list OpenWoodland Carbon Code / UK Land Carbon Registry (S&P Global)The official registry where validated woodland and peatland projects are listed; you can advertise units for sale on the WCC developer page or the registry's request-for-information platform, or sell through listed retail aggregators.
• Woodland Carbon Code retail aggregators (carbon brokers) Open all yearVarious: ACT, Avon Energy Partners, Balance, C Zero Markets, Carma, Climate Impact Partners, ClimatePartner, cur8, EcoAct (SE Advisory Services), firstclimate, Forest Carbon, Highland Carbon, Nature Broking, South PoleCompanies named by the Woodland Carbon Code that sell woodland carbon units to corporate buyers on behalf of project developers and landowners.

Woodland carbon 9

• Forest Carbon (woodland and peatland carbon) OpenForest Carbon LtdDevelops woodland and peatland carbon projects with landowners, certifies them under the UK codes and finds buyers or sponsors to fund planting and restoration.
• Woodland Carbon (buys your woodland carbon) OpenWoodland TrustThe Woodland Trust covers planting costs and buys the carbon units from new native woodland you plant, paying in stages.
• Woodland Carbon Code (selling woodland carbon units) OpenForestry Commission (UK standard)Register new woodland so you can sell carbon units to buyers on the open market.
• CarbonStore (Tilhill) woodland and peatland carbon Open all yearCarbonStore, part of Tilhill ForestryDesigns, plants and manages new carbon woodland and peatland restoration for landowners, registers it under the codes and buys or sells the carbon units.
• Davidson & Robertson (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearDavidson & RobertsonListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, Scotland, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• Galbraith (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearGalbraithListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, Scotland, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• Mark Seed Forest and Land Management Ltd (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearMark Seed Forest and Land Management LtdListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• Savills (Woodland Carbon Code project developer) Open all yearSavillsListed by the Woodland Carbon Code as a project developer covering England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, offering registration, validation and verification, sale of carbon units and woodland creation design.
• Scottish Woodlands carbon services Open all yearScottish Woodlands LtdActs for the landowner to register, validate and verify Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code projects; you then sell, keep or use the carbon (they say they are not brokers).

Peatland carbon 1

• Peatland Code (selling peatland carbon units) OpenIUCN UK Peatland Programme (not a government page)Standard for selling carbon units from peat restoration.

Soil and hedgerow carbon 2

• Soil Capital carbon payments (arable) OpenSoil CapitalMeasures your farm's carbon each year and pays you for tonnes of CO2e reduced or stored by selling certificates to companies, with a guaranteed minimum price.
• AgreenaCarbon Check it’s runningAgreenaIssues Verra-registered carbon certificates for regenerative arable practice which you can keep, sell, or have Agreena sell for you.

Paid through who you sell to 1

• First Milk regenerative farming bonus (incl. Nestle Milk Plan) Open all yearFirst Milk co-operative (with Nestle UK)Pays members a base and variable bonus per litre for completing a regenerative farming plan and taking further environmental action; Nestle funds an extra premium for its milk pool.

Farm schemes and payments 11

• Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) 2026 OpenScottish Government / RPID · Closes 14 January 2027Payment per eligible beef calf to help keep suckler herds in Scotland, with separate mainland and island rates.
• Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme (SUSSS) 2026 OpenScottish Government / RPID · Closes 30 November 2026Flat-rate payment for each homebred ewe hogg kept on rough grazing farms that rely on Payment Region 3 land.
• Croft House Grant Open all yearScottish Government / RPIDGrants for crofters to build a new croft house, rebuild or improve one, or make it more energy efficient.
• Crofting Agricultural Grant Scheme (CAGS) Open all yearScottish Government / RPIDCapital grants for crofters to build or improve agricultural buildings and other croft works, and to set up Common Grazings Committees.
• Crofting Cattle Improvement Scheme (bull hire) Open all yearScottish Government / RPIDHire of Scottish Government-owned bulls to groups of crofters who cannot practically keep their own bull or use AI.
• Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) ClosedScottish Government / RPID and NatureScot · Closes 29 June 2026Five-year agreements and capital grants for land management that helps wildlife, water quality, flood risk, historic sites and climate, plus organic conversion and maintenance and irrigation lagoons.
• Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2026 ClosedScottish Government / RPID · Closes 15 May 2026Yearly direct payment per hectare to active farmers and crofters who hold payment entitlements; it is the Tier 1 'Base' support under the Rural Support Plan.
• Farm Advisory Service: mentoring for new farmers and crofters ClosedFarm Advisory ServiceFree mentoring from an experienced mentor for the set-up and early years of a new farm or croft business.
• Greening / Enhanced Greening payment 2026 ClosedScottish Government / RPID · Closes 15 May 2026Extra direct payment on top of BPS for farming practices that help climate and nature, such as protecting sensitive permanent grassland or managing Ecological Focus Areas on arable land.
• Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) ClosedScottish Government / RPID · Closes 15 May 2026Yearly area payment for livestock farmers and crofters on Less Favoured Area land, to keep farming going in remote and hard-to-farm areas.
• Young Farmer payment and National Reserve ClosedScottish Government / RPID · Closes 15 May 2026Top-up for young farmers on BPS, and a way for new and young farmers to get BPS payment entitlements if they do not already hold them.

Animals and animal health 2

• Highlands and Islands Veterinary Services Scheme (HIVSS) Open all yearScottish GovernmentSubsidised vet visits for crofters and small farmers in remote Highlands and Islands areas, so they pay only a modest maximum charge.
• Compensation for animals culled for notifiable disease AutomaticScottish Government (statutory disease control)Statutory compensation when livestock are culled to control notifiable animal diseases.

Peat and wetland 1

• Peatland ACTION restoration fund ClosedNatureScot · Closes 30 September 2026Funding for on-the-ground restoration of damaged peatland, with project officers to help design the project.

Hedges 1

• MOREhedges Open all yearWoodland TrustTrees, protection and advice for new hedges of 100 metres or more with a large tree every six metres.

Trees and woodland 7

• Biosphere Ayrshire Tree Planting Grant OpenGalloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO BiosphereSmall grants for native tree planting: young trees, guards, stakes and fencing, with free help on planting design.
• Forestry Grant Scheme: Agroforestry Open all yearScottish ForestryGrant to plant trees in grazed pasture or arable fields (silvopasture or silvoarable) for shelter, timber, fruit or nuts and wildlife.
• Forestry Grant Scheme: Woodland Creation Open all yearScottish ForestryGrants to plant new woodland, including small or farm woodland, with an initial planting payment, five years of establishment payments and capital items such as fencing.
• Forestry Grant Scheme: woodland improvement, management and other options Open all yearScottish ForestryGrants for existing woodland and the forestry sector: woodland improvement, sustainable management of forests, tree health, harvesting and processing, forest infrastructure and forestry co-operation.
• MOREwoods Open all yearWoodland TrustSite visit, woodland design, trees and protection, and funding for new woodland of at least half a hectare.
• Small Woodland Loan Scheme (SWLS) Open all yearScottish ForestryLoan towards the capital costs of creating a new small woodland, paid before your Forestry Grant Scheme capital claim comes through.
• Forestry and Land Scotland new entrant farming opportunities (FONE) Check it’s runningForestry and Land ScotlandFarm and grazing lets on Scotland's national forests and land for new entrants, coordinated with the Farming Opportunities for New Entrants (FONE) group.

Wildlife and protected landscapes 2

• Nature Restoration Fund (competitive fund) OpenNatureScot / Scottish Government · Closes 26 November 2026Competitive grants for projects that restore Scotland's species and habitats on land, in rivers and at sea.
• Sea Eagle Management Scheme (SEMS) 2028 OpenNatureScot · Closes 31 July 2027Advice, loan of scaring equipment and Management Agreement payments for livestock farmers and crofters losing stock to sea eagles.

Old buildings and heritage 1

• National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000 Open all yearNational Lottery Heritage FundGrants for projects that look after heritage, including landscapes and nature, and open it up to the public.

Energy 2

• SME Loan Scheme with cashback (Business Energy Scotland) Open all yearBusiness Energy Scotland / Energy Saving Trust for the Scottish GovernmentInterest-free loan, with part cashback, for energy-saving upgrades and renewable heat in Scottish businesses including farms, plus free energy advice.
• Smart Export Guarantee Open all yearElectricity suppliers (SEG Licensees), overseen by OfgemElectricity suppliers pay you for spare electricity from solar, wind, hydro, micro-CHP or anaerobic digestion that you export to the grid.

Equipment, innovation and business 9

• Fruit and Vegetables Aid Scheme Open all yearScottish Government / RPIDAid for recognised fruit and vegetable Producer Organisations to run operational programmes that improve the quality and quantity of produce.
• Next Generation Practical Training Fund Open all yearLantra Scotland for the Scottish GovernmentPays for practical and business skills courses for people new to farming.
• Small Producers Practical Training Fund Open all yearLantra Scotland for the Scottish GovernmentPays for practical training for crofters and smallholders.
• Women in Agriculture Practical Training Fund Open all yearLantra Scotland for the Scottish GovernmentPays for practical and business training for women and girls working in, or wanting to join, Scottish agriculture.
• Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS) 2026 Coming soonScottish Government / RPIDCompetitive capital grant for farm and croft investments such as soil improvement, hedgerows and livestock handling infrastructure that improve efficiency, the environment or emissions.
• Farm Resilience Programme and other farm programmes Check it’s runningThe Royal Countryside Fund (formerly the Prince's Countryside Fund)Free business and environmental training for family farms, including Farm Resilience, Routes to Regen, Savings in Soil and Working with Water.
• Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund (KTIF) Check it’s runningScottish GovernmentGrants for organisations and groups that run farmer training and demonstration projects, or innovation projects with farmers.
• Supporting Rural Communities grants Check it’s runningThe Royal Countryside FundGrants to groups for young people, community projects, farm succession and rural resilience.
• Food and Drink Processing Scheme Scotland ClosedScotland Food & Drink for the Scottish Government · Closes 15 May 2026Capital grants for food and drink processors, including farm businesses that process, to expand, modernise and improve supply chains.

Advice and support 10

• Farm Advisory Service: free advice line, events and guides Open all yearFarm Advisory Service (SAC Consulting and Ricardo for the Scottish Government)Free phone and email advice, events, guides and podcasts on farm business, compliance, the Whole Farm Plan, crofting, climate and nature.
• Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) Open all yearFarm Safety FoundationFree farm safety and mental health resources and training aimed at farmers under 40.
• Farmstrong Scotland wellbeing programme Open all yearFarmstrong ScotlandFree wellbeing tips, podcasts, videos and a wellbeing hub for farmers and crofters, drawn from peers and backed by research.
• Help to Grow: Management course Open all yearUK government, delivered by business schools (Small Business Charter)A 90% government-funded business management course for owners of small businesses: leadership, marketing, staff and finance, with one-to-one mentoring and a growth plan.
• RSABI helpline and wellbeing support Open all yearRSABIFree, confidential 24-hour helpline, webchat, counselling, regular phone support, mediation and mental health training for people in Scottish agriculture.
• Scottish Land Matching Service Open all yearScottish Land Matching Service (hosted by NFU Scotland, government-funded)Free independent advice and introductions for joint ventures, share farming and succession between new entrants and existing farmers or landowners.
• TIAH free learning hub and courses Open all yearThe Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture (TIAH)Free online courses, certificates and Toolbox Talks for farmers, growers and their staff.
• Introduction to Farming and Rural Skills (free course) Coming soonThe King's Foundation (Dumfries House, Ayrshire)A free seven-week City and Guilds farming and rural skills course, including a two-week farm placement, for people wanting to get into farming.
• Farm Advisory Service: Integrated Land Management Plan (ILMP) grant ClosedFarm Advisory ServiceFunded one-to-one whole-farm plan with an accredited adviser to find ways to improve your business and environment and make use of grants.
• Farm Advisory Service: Specialist Advice grant ClosedFarm Advisory ServiceFunded one-to-one specialist advice, for example a carbon audit action plan, organics, woodland, or biodiversity and habitat management.

Money and hardship help 1

• RSABI financial support and Help for Heating grants Open all yearRSABIGrants for people in Scottish agriculture who are struggling, towards essentials such as food, clothes and household goods, and towards heating.

Other 14

• Growth Guarantee Scheme (government-backed business lending) OpenBritish Business Bank, through accredited lendersThe government guarantees part of a loan, overdraft, asset finance or invoice finance from an accredited lender, which can help a farm business borrow when it might not otherwise get finance.
• Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme OpenScottish Government (R100 programme) · Closes 20 November 2026A voucher towards getting a faster broadband connection installed at a home or business with slow broadband and no faster connection planned.
• Workplace Charging Scheme (EV chargepoints) OpenOffice for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), run by DVLA · Closes 31 March 2027A voucher towards buying and fitting electric vehicle chargepoints for staff or farm fleet vehicles. You get a voucher code and give it to an authorised installer, who claims the money.
• 40% first-year allowance Open all yearHMRCDeduct 40% of the cost of new main-rate plant and machinery from profits in the first year, with the rest claimed over later years.
• Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) Open all yearHMRCDeduct the full cost of most machinery and equipment (tractors, kit, many fixtures) from your profits in the year you buy it, so you pay less tax.
• Farmers' averaging of profits Open all yearHMRCSole-trader and partnership farmers can average taxable profits over 2 or 5 years, which smooths out good and bad years and can cut the tax bill.
• Full expensing (companies) Open all yearHMRCLimited companies can deduct 100% of the cost of new plant and machinery from profits in the year they buy it, with no upper limit.
• Innovative Farmers field labs Open all yearInnovative Farmers (Soil Association)Funding for groups of farmers to run their own on-farm trials with a researcher and a coordinator.
• Research and Development (R&D) tax relief Open all yearHMRCCompanies doing genuine research to advance science or technology (for example developing a new growing system or kit) can get tax relief or a payable credit on the costs.
• Start Up Loans Open all yearBritish Business Bank (UK government)A government-backed personal loan to start or grow a young business, such as a new farm diversification, with free help writing a business plan and a year of free mentoring.
• Structures and Buildings Allowance (SBA) Open all yearHMRCTax relief on the cost of building or renovating non-residential buildings and structures used in your business, such as farm sheds or let commercial units.
• VAT Agricultural Flat Rate Scheme Open all yearHMRCInstead of registering for VAT, smaller farms can add a 4% flat rate addition to sales to VAT-registered customers and keep it, with no VAT returns.
• Nuffield Farming Scholarship Coming soonNuffield Farming Scholarships Trust · Opens 1 January 2027A funded scholarship to travel and study a farming or food topic of your choice, building your knowledge and network.
• Nuffield Next-Gen Scholarship (ages 18 to 24) Coming soonNuffield Farming Scholarships Trust · Opens 1 November 2026A scholarship for young people that links them with Nuffield Scholars and farmers to learn first-hand.

Agents and marketplaces 2

• UK Land Carbon Registry and WCC 'projects you can buy' list OpenWoodland Carbon Code / UK Land Carbon Registry (S&P Global)The official registry where validated woodland and peatland projects are listed; you can advertise units for sale on the WCC developer page or the registry's request-for-information platform, or sell through listed retail aggregators.
• Woodland Carbon Code retail aggregators (carbon brokers) Open all yearVarious: ACT, Avon Energy Partners, Balance, C Zero Markets, Carma, Climate Impact Partners, ClimatePartner, cur8, EcoAct (SE Advisory Services), firstclimate, Forest Carbon, Highland Carbon, Nature Broking, South PoleCompanies named by the Woodland Carbon Code that sell woodland carbon units to corporate buyers on behalf of project developers and landowners.

Woodland carbon 3

• Forest Carbon (woodland and peatland carbon) OpenForest Carbon LtdDevelops woodland and peatland carbon projects with landowners, certifies them under the UK codes and finds buyers or sponsors to fund planting and restoration.
• Woodland Carbon (buys your woodland carbon) OpenWoodland TrustThe Woodland Trust covers planting costs and buys the carbon units from new native woodland you plant, paying in stages.
• Woodland Carbon Code (selling woodland carbon units) OpenForestry Commission (UK standard)Register new woodland so you can sell carbon units to buyers on the open market.

Peatland carbon 1

• Peatland Code (selling peatland carbon units) OpenIUCN UK Peatland Programme (not a government page)Standard for selling carbon units from peat restoration.

Farm schemes and payments 12

• Farming with Nature Higher Scheme 2027 OpenDAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs) · Closes 30 October 2026Interim invite-only scheme to keep favourable management of high-value farmland in designated sites and priority habitats between agri-environment schemes.
• Suckler Cow Scheme OpenDAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs) · Closes 31 March 2027Payment for suckler calvings that meet targets for age at first calving and calving interval. Part of the Beef Sustainability Package.
• Beef Carbon Reduction (BCR) Scheme Open all yearDAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs)Annual payment for clean beef cattle, born and bred in Northern Ireland and registered on NIFAIS, slaughtered at or below a falling maximum age. Part of the Beef Sustainability Package.
• CAFRE Themed Groups (B.E.E.F. finishing and suckler cow fertility) Open all yearCAFRE (College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise), part of DAERAShort-term CAFRE groups with mentoring, peer learning and KPIs, linked to the Beef Carbon Reduction and Suckler Cow schemes.
• Farm Sustainability Payment (FSP) 2027 Coming soonDAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs) · Closes 15 May 2027The second year of the Farm Sustainability Payment, claimed on the 2027 Single Application.
• Farming with Nature Landscape Projects Scheme Coming soonDAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs) · Closes 4 December 2026Funding for groups of farmers and partners to deliver landscape-scale habitat and biodiversity projects that cannot be done on a single farm.
• Farming with Nature Protected Habitats and Species Scheme Coming soonDAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs)Planned targeted agri-environment scheme for farmers managing designated sites and other priority habitats and species.
• Farm Sustainability Payment (FSP) 2026 ClosedDAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs) · Closes 9 June 2026The main annual area payment in Northern Ireland, paid on payment entitlements. It replaced the Farm Sustainability Transition Payment (which had replaced the Basic Payment Scheme) from 1 January 2026.
• Farming with Nature Transition Scheme (Year 2) ClosedDAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs) · Closes 31 July 2026Payments for environmental actions such as new hedges, riparian buffer strips, winter stubble, cover crops, farmland trees, arable margins and herbal leys. Replaces the Environmental Farming Scheme.
• Protein Crops Scheme (pilot) ClosedDAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs) · Closes 15 May 2026Payment for growing peas, field beans and sweet lupins, claimed on the Single Application.
• Sustainable Farming Investment Scheme (SFIS) ClosedDAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs) · Closes 3 September 2026Capital grant for a pre-set list of equipment and technology, including low emission slurry spreading equipment (LESSE), to cut ammonia, greenhouse gases and nutrient losses. The current capital grant for farms in Northern Ireland, in place of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme.
• Young Farmers' Payment (existing claimants only) ClosedDAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs)Annual top-up to the Farm Sustainability Payment for young farmers who set up as head of holding. Closed to new applicants.

Animals and animal health 4

• Bovine Genetics Project (registration and training) OpenDAERA with Sustainable Ruminant Genetics (SRG); training by CAFRE · Closes 15 May 2028Herd and animal breeding reports for dairy and beef herds through the SRG user portal, plus short CAFRE training on using genetic data.
• NI Bovine Genetics Genotyping Scheme OpenDAERA with Sustainable Ruminant Genetics (SRG) · Closes 15 May 2028Subsidy towards genotyping cattle from a tissue tag sample, as part of the Bovine Genetics Project.
• Brucellosis compensation AutomaticDAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs)Compensation for reactors and negative in-contact cattle slaughtered for brucellosis control.
• TB reactor compensation AutomaticDAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs)Compensation for cattle removed as TB reactors under DAERA's TB control programme.

Water, rivers and soil 1

• Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) ClosedDAERA with AFBI (soil sampling) and CAFRE (training) · Closes 7 September 2026Free soil sampling and analysis of every field, nutrient run-off hotspot maps, a farm carbon estimate and CAFRE nutrient management training.

Trees and woodland 4

• Woodland Investment Grant: Restocking OpenDAERA Forest ServiceGrant to restock existing woodland after felling, to improve species diversity and resilience to climate change.
• MOREwoods Open all yearWoodland TrustSite visit, woodland design, trees and protection, and funding for new woodland of at least half a hectare.
• Small Woodland Grant Scheme Coming soonDAERA Forest ServiceGrant to plant new native woodland of 0.2 ha or more, with a fixed area payment for establishment, a fencing grant and annual premia.
• Forest Expansion Scheme ClosedDAERA Forest Service · Closes 19 October 2026Grant for new woodland of 3 ha or more that meets the UK Forestry Standard, including timber and native woodland.

Old buildings and heritage 1

• National Lottery Heritage Grants £10,000 to £250,000 Open all yearNational Lottery Heritage FundGrants for projects that look after heritage, including landscapes and nature, and open it up to the public.

Equipment, innovation and business 7

• Innovation Visits and Innovation Farms Open all yearDAERA, delivered through CAFREGroup visits to see innovative farming practice outside Northern Ireland, and visits to local Innovation Farms.
• Farm Resilience Programme and other farm programmes Check it’s runningThe Royal Countryside Fund (formerly the Prince's Countryside Fund)Free business and environmental training for family farms, including Farm Resilience, Routes to Regen, Savings in Soil and Working with Water.
• Horticulture Pilot Scheme Check it’s runningDAERA, delivered through CAFREPilot support for production horticulture: Innovation Driver and Support (capital for new crops, technologies or systems), Sustainable Sector Growth Groups, and Growers' Training and Support.
• Supporting Rural Communities grants Check it’s runningThe Royal Countryside FundGrants to groups for young people, community projects, farm succession and rural resilience.
• Farm Business Improvement Scheme Capital (FBIS-C) Tier 2 ClosedDAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs) · Closes 20 May 2022Capital grant for larger farm construction projects and higher-value equipment (projects from £30,000), under the NI Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.
• Innovation Partnerships (Farming for Sustainability - Innovation) ClosedDAERA, delivered through CAFRE · Closes 12 June 2026Funding for farmer-led operational groups working with researchers or industry experts on innovative projects.
• Rural Business Development Grant Scheme 2026/2027 ClosedDAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs)Small capital grants for rural micro-enterprises, under the Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation framework.

Advice and support 10

• CAFRE Business Sustainability Groups OpenCAFRE (College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise), part of DAERAEnterprise-specific farmer groups led by a CAFRE adviser, with benchmarking, analytical testing and one-to-one support on economic and environmental sustainability.
• CAFRE advisers, benchmarking and technical support Open all yearCAFRE (College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise), part of DAERACAFRE (part of DAERA) supports farmers through industry training, knowledge and technology transfer, benchmarking and business development planning, with technical pages and calculators for each sector.
• Farm Safety Foundation (Yellow Wellies) Open all yearFarm Safety FoundationFree farm safety and mental health resources and training aimed at farmers under 40.
• Farming in Partnership (Rural Support) Open all yearRural Support, funded by DAERALinks farmers without a family successor with new entrants, to explore partnership arrangements.
• Help to Grow: Management course Open all yearUK government, delivered by business schools (Small Business Charter)A 90% government-funded business management course for owners of small businesses: leadership, marketing, staff and finance, with one-to-one mentoring and a growth plan.
• Rural Support Farm Business Support Open all yearRural Support (Northern Ireland farm support charity)Help for farmers and farm families to work through farming, business, financial and personal challenges.
• TIAH free learning hub and courses Open all yearThe Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture (TIAH)Free online courses, certificates and Toolbox Talks for farmers, growers and their staff.
• Carbon Footprinting Project Coming soonDAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs)Planned project for farm carbon footprints, with registration and CAFRE training expected to become an FSP conditionality.
• Farming for the Generations (main scheme) Coming soonDAERA (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs)Succession support for farm families: planning for succession, developing the successor and supporting the lead generation.
• Introduction to Farming and Rural Skills (free course) Coming soonThe King's Foundation (Dumfries House, Ayrshire)A free seven-week City and Guilds farming and rural skills course, including a two-week farm placement, for people wanting to get into farming.

Money and hardship help 1

• Rural Support helpline Open all yearRural Support (Northern Ireland farm support charity)Free, confidential support line and help for farmers and farm families with money worries, business problems, stress, bereavement and succession, plus an online Farm Support Hub.

Other 13

• Growth Guarantee Scheme (government-backed business lending) OpenBritish Business Bank, through accredited lendersThe government guarantees part of a loan, overdraft, asset finance or invoice finance from an accredited lender, which can help a farm business borrow when it might not otherwise get finance.
• Workplace Charging Scheme (EV chargepoints) OpenOffice for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV), run by DVLA · Closes 31 March 2027A voucher towards buying and fitting electric vehicle chargepoints for staff or farm fleet vehicles. You get a voucher code and give it to an authorised installer, who claims the money.
• 40% first-year allowance Open all yearHMRCDeduct 40% of the cost of new main-rate plant and machinery from profits in the first year, with the rest claimed over later years.
• Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) Open all yearHMRCDeduct the full cost of most machinery and equipment (tractors, kit, many fixtures) from your profits in the year you buy it, so you pay less tax.
• Farmers' averaging of profits Open all yearHMRCSole-trader and partnership farmers can average taxable profits over 2 or 5 years, which smooths out good and bad years and can cut the tax bill.
• Full expensing (companies) Open all yearHMRCLimited companies can deduct 100% of the cost of new plant and machinery from profits in the year they buy it, with no upper limit.
• Innovative Farmers field labs Open all yearInnovative Farmers (Soil Association)Funding for groups of farmers to run their own on-farm trials with a researcher and a coordinator.
• Research and Development (R&D) tax relief Open all yearHMRCCompanies doing genuine research to advance science or technology (for example developing a new growing system or kit) can get tax relief or a payable credit on the costs.
• Start Up Loans Open all yearBritish Business Bank (UK government)A government-backed personal loan to start or grow a young business, such as a new farm diversification, with free help writing a business plan and a year of free mentoring.
• Structures and Buildings Allowance (SBA) Open all yearHMRCTax relief on the cost of building or renovating non-residential buildings and structures used in your business, such as farm sheds or let commercial units.
• VAT Agricultural Flat Rate Scheme Open all yearHMRCInstead of registering for VAT, smaller farms can add a 4% flat rate addition to sales to VAT-registered customers and keep it, with no VAT returns.
• Nuffield Farming Scholarship Coming soonNuffield Farming Scholarships Trust · Opens 1 January 2027A funded scholarship to travel and study a farming or food topic of your choice, building your knowledge and network.
• Nuffield Next-Gen Scholarship (ages 18 to 24) Coming soonNuffield Farming Scholarships Trust · Opens 1 November 2026A scholarship for young people that links them with Nuffield Scholars and farmers to learn first-hand.