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