Agricultural transition
During the period 2021 to 2027 the amount paid through the Basic Payment Scheme to farm businesses is set to reduce and by 2027 the final payment will be made.
| 2020 Payment Band |
2021` |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| £0 - £30,000 |
5% |
20% |
35% |
50% |
| £30,001 - £50,000 |
10% |
25% |
40% |
55% |
| £50,001- £150,000 |
20% |
35% |
50% |
65% |
| Amount redirected into other schemes for farmers |
£169-179m |
c£427-447m |
c£705-733 |
c£970-1,010m |
| Estimated deductions |
2025 |
2026 |
2027 |
2028 |
| £0-30,00 |
65% |
80% |
95% |
100% |
| £30,001-50,000 |
70% |
85% |
100% |
100% |
| £50,001-150,000 |
80% |
95% |
100% |
100% |
| >£150,001 |
85% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
Many farm businesses rely on the BPS income to provide profitability to their businesses. During this transition period Agrovista Rural Consultancy will be able to help businesses plan their way through so that they are able to adapt to the loss of this income.
ELM
Environmental Land Management –all future payments to farmers and land managers will be paid through a new scheme which will have three levels of engagement:
SFI – Sustainable Farming Incentive – farmers will receive payments to manage their land in an environmentally sustainable way. The scheme is made up of a number of standards with different levels of engagement in each. Farmers can choose which standards they want to participate in and at what level. Each standard and level has its own payment
Local Nature Recovery – this scheme will pay for actions that support local nature recovery and meet local environmental priorities.
Landscape Recovery – this will support landscape and ecosystem recovery through long-term projects, such as:
- Restoring wilder landscapes in places where it’s appropriate
- Large-scale tree planting
- Peatland and saltmarsh restoration
Agrovista Rural Consultancy will be able to advise and guide farmers through these new schemes as they become available. We have been involved with a number of the Test-and-Trials that have been carried out and we have a number of farmers engaging with the Pilot for the SFI.