Question follow-through · 104554

Sustainable Farming Incentive

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department will publish full details of the Sustainable Farming Incentive offer for 2026, including eligibility criteria and option specifications.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
9 Jan 2026
Target answer date
13 Jan 2026
Answer
15 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department will publish full details of the Sustainable Farming Incentive offer for 2026, including eligibility criteria and option specifications.

  2. 13 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    We will provide more detail on the new SFI offer at the NFU Conference in February ahead of publishing the full scheme details before the first application window opens in June.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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