Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26)

The Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) is an environmental land-management scheme for farmers and land managers in England, providing payments for actions that support environmental protection, sustainable food production and farm productivity. SFI26 offers 71 actions covering areas such as soil health, biodiversity, grassland and water management, with most actions lasting three years and payments generally made quarterly. Key changes from SFI24 include a minimum of 3 hectares of agricultural land, a £100,000 annual agreement value limit per farm business, one SFI26 agreement per farm business, removal of the SFI management payment, and the replacement of five-year actions with predominantly three-year actions. Applications for SFI26 closed in September 2026.