Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline 2026

Farmers must follow these regulatory baseline rules if they apply for the Sustainable Farming Scheme 2026.

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Sustainable Farming Scheme (Sub-topic)

First published:

17 December 2025

Last updated:

17 December 2025

Documents

Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: verifiable standards 2026

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: rough surface soil guidance

15 January 2026 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: rough surface soil risk assessment notification form

15 January 2026 Form
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: useful contacts (2026)

17 December 2025 Detailed guide
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: water protection (SMR 1) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: wild birds (SMR 2) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: conservation of fauna and flora (SMR 3) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: food and feed law (SMR 4) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: restrictions on substances having hormonal or thyrostatic action and beta-agonists (SMR 5) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: pig identification and registration (SMR 6) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: cattle identification and registration (SMR 7) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: sheep and goat identification and registration (SMR 8) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: prevention, control and eradication of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (SMR 9) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: restrictions on using plant protection products (SMR 10) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: welfare standards for calves (SMR 11) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: welfare standards pigs (SMR 12) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: welfare standards for farmed animals (SMR 13) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: statutory public access (includes public rights of way and open access land) (SMR 14) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: invasive non-native species (SMR 15) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: water for irrigation (GAEC 2) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: groundwater (GAEC 3) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: maintenance of soil and organic matter (GAEC 6) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: landscape features (scheduled monuments, ditches and trees) (GAEC 7) (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sustainable Farming Scheme: regulatory baseline: payment reduction matrix (2026)

17 December 2025 Guidance
Sheep and goat record

3 July 2025 Guidance
Farm animal medicines: administration record

16 December 2016 Form
Farm animal medicines: purchase record

6 December 2016 Form

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