Guides

Plain-English walkthroughs pegged to the farming calendar — what's coming, what it means for your farm, and what's worth doing about it now.

See what your land could be worth with no account, then take a parcel-by-parcel plan to the Rural Payments form.

Expected to open 22 September with £230m — up £50m. Plus early starts for expiring ELM agreements.

The September window is open to all eligible farms. What to have ready — calmly, ahead of time.

Quarterly instalments, the first usually four months in. The timeline from offer to bank transfer.