Guidance: Countryside Stewardship: get funding to protect and improve the land you manage
What farmers, foresters and land managers need to know and do before applying for a Countryside Stewardship grant, and how to manage a grant agreement.
Official Statistics: CS, ES and SFI option uptake data 2024
Countryside Stewardship, Environmental Stewardship and Sustainable Farming Incentive option uptake data as of 1st April 2024
Official Statistics: UK and England’s carbon footprint to 2021
Annual greenhouse gas and carbon dioxide emissions relating to UK and England consumption.
Statistics: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs – Statistics at Defra
We publish national and official statistics relating to the environment, rural communities, food, farming and biosecurity.
Press release: Solar projects must fit in with food security
Energy Security Secretary has told Parliament that with growing geopolitical tension, the best agricultural land must be protected for food security.