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  • Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS)

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    • Agricultural & Environmental Schemes
    The Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) offers participants a 5-year agreement to deliver a range of environmental measures and has three levels:
    • a Higher Level, primarily for environmentally designated sites and other priority habitats
    • a Wider Level to deliver benefits across the countryside, outside of environmentally designated areas
    • a Group Level to support co-operative action by farmers in specific areas such as a river catchment

    The Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) is not currently open for applications

    Applications which deliver most environmental benefit for the scheme objectives of restoring, preserving and enhancing biodiversity, improving water quality and mitigating against climate change will receive priority entry into the scheme.

    For more information see EFS Claim Management and Claim Confirmation.

    More in this topic

    • Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) general information and guidance
    • Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) - Wider Level
    • Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) - Higher Level
    • Environmental Farming Scheme Training Videos (Higher NPIs)
    • Environmental Farming Scheme Training Videos (Wider Non Productive investments)
    • Environmental Farming Scheme Training Videos (Wider Stand Alone Options)
    • Environmental Farming Scheme Training Videos (Wider Options)
    • Environmental Farming Scheme – Group Level Facilitation

    Related to Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS)

    Most recent publications

    • Guide to the Environmental Farming Scheme for Agreements commencing 01 Jan 2025

      Published 27 November 2024
    • Guide to the Environmental Farming Scheme for Agreements commencing 01 Jan 2024

      Published 6 September 2023
    See all publications in this topic

    Most recent news items

    • Application window for EFS Higher opens

      Published 22 April 2024
    • CAFRE launch options for completion of the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme Training

      Published 23 November 2023
    See all news in this topic

    Access to information

    How to request information from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs including Freedom of Information (FOI), Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) and the use of our Publication Scheme.

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