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Environmental Stewardship for agents
If you are an agent providing advice on Environmental Stewardship to farmers and land managers this page will give you quick access to the parts of our website that are most relevant to you.
Latest news for agents
Webinar recording: watch and listen to the latest information on the development of the New Environmental Land Management Scheme, recorded on 1 May 2013. The next live webinar will be held on 9 May 2013
New supplementary guidance for Uplands ELS option UD13: (44kb)
We would just like to confirm that contrary to the wording stated in the 4th edition handbook, the only method for FEP Surveyors to initiate the Historic Environment Record (HER) FEP Consultation is by using the HER Standard letter and submitting the request to the HER in writing.
New leaflet: NE334 - Funding and and support for lowland beef and sheep farmers
- Keep up to date with Environmental Stewardship
More information for agents
Choosing your ELS options - choose the right Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) options for your clients and put them in the best places to achieve the greatest benefits for their land and coincide with our priority areas.
Common Land and Shared Grazing
is a supplement to the Environmental Stewardship handbooks. It gives detailed advice and the requirements on how to apply for Entry Level Stewardship (including Uplands ELS) and Higher Level Stewardship, on common land and shared grazing.Key messages - useful summaries of all our schemes to help your clients.
ELS online - a quick and easy way of applying for Entry Level Stewardship or Uplands Entry Level Stewardship on your computer. This is a secure process that you can use to submit applications on behalf of your clients.
Register of agents - provides farmers and land managers with details of agents operating in their area. The register also allows us to keep you up to date, and to provide you with details of farmers and land managers who may need assistance with their Farm Environment Plans
Training events for agents - to keep agents up to date with advice
Agent authorisation and forms - To enable you to act on their behalf, including at FEP pipeline clinics, your client will need to sign an agent authorisation form.
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Latest news
- Agri-environment developments - latest information on transition to the next programme and development of a new scheme
- HLS package for farmland birds: (109kb) - internal guidance used by Natural England advisers - updated March 2013
- Celebrating 25 years of agri-environment schemes
- Official list of changes to fourth edition of Environmental Stewardship handbooks has been released. ELS, OELS, HLS
- Fourth editions of the Environmental Stewardship (ES) handbooks now available to download. ELS, OELS, HLS
- More news ...
Online services for farmers
GOV.UK now provides access to services such as RPA Online, ELS Online and Defra Farm Surveys and Assessments.
Campaign for the Farmed Environment
The Campaign for the Farmed Environment is seeking to increase the uptake of ELS and is encouraging farmers to choose the priority options. Visit the Campaign's website.
SPS Online
Each year over 100,000 farmers apply to the Rural Payments Agency for the Single Payment Scheme (SPS). SPS Online is the new electronic service that makes the application process quicker and easier.