Entry Level and Higher Level Stewardship
- 1 Jan 2011
Update
Exerts from Natural England press release 20th December 2010:
- Entry Level Stewardship and Uplands Entry Level Stewardship indicative budgets are unaffected by the Spending Review and remain open to farmers as before. Defra Ministers have made it clear that they expect all strands of Environmental Stewardship to be targeted more effectively.
- This includes capping the funding spent on traditional farm buildings meaning a larger number of smaller projects can be supported. Access revenue payments will be stopped in new HLS agreements although payments under existing agreements will continue as before. Natural England will also be taking steps to streamline procedures within HLS.
- Spending on Higher Level Stewardship (HLS), which delivers the biggest benefits for biodiversity and the natural environment, will increase by over 80% by 2013/14 compared with 2010/11.
- The current payment system for Environmental Stewardship means that agreement holders receive payments every six months after the start of their agreements. The change to an annual payment cycle means all that after 30 June 2011, farmers will now receive their two payments in the Autumn and Spring.
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