On 26 August the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced that farmers can sign up for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) from 18 September.

The SFI pays farmers for taking actions that support food production, farm productivity and resilience, whilst protecting the environment.

Pre-registration ensures farmers are supported to have all necessary information in place, so they are ready for when the scheme starts to accept applications from 18 September.