Funding for farmers and land managers

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Research and innovation

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• Forestand forDevelopment CornwallFund - from early 2022
• WoodlandsProjects forto WaterAccelerate PartnershipAdoption Fund

Joining farming

The New Entrant Support Scheme aims to encourage new starters into farming. Defra plans to trialrun a pilot for this scheme from 2022 to 2023.

GetLeaving farming

The Lump Sum Exit Scheme will help withfarmers fundingin England who choose to leave farming.

Once you receive a lump sum payment, you will not be eligible for any further BPS payments or delinked payments.

You canwill contact:also not be eligible to enter into new agreements under the following schemes unless you repay the lump sum first:

• theSustainable DefraFarming RuralIncentive
• some Serviceoptions under Countryside Stewardship
• some aboutoptions funding,under includingLocal BPS,Nature CountrysideRecovery

Get Stewardshiphelp andwith Commonfarm Agriculturalfunding

You Policycan (CAP)get help understanding what funding you can apply for from:

• the Defra Rural Service helpline
• the Farming Advice Service
• Woodland aboutCreation cross compliance, BPS, pesticide use, water use and qualityofficers

You can also get support from:

• organisations that provide advice through the Future Farming Resilience Fund to help you plan for the future - this advice is free if you get BPS
• the Farming Community Network
• Woodlandfarming Creation officersadvisors about- plantingyou andmight managingneed woodland
• yourto Catchmentpay Sensitive Farming local farm advisor for advice about water or air quality, or reducing flood risk on your landthis
• the Bovine TB Advisory Service to help reduce the incidence and severity of bovine TB breakouts