Information obtained by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) under freedom of information laws shows that 5,830 Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreements will end in December. Many are being phased out as part of a transition towards new post-Brexit environmental land management schemes, such as the flagship Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). Many farmers set to see their CS payments end in December say they are facing uncertainty over whether they will continue to get support for vital projects, some of which have supported biodiversity and nature for decades. “To top it all off, we don’t know what’s going to happen with our environmental land. It also urged ministers to deliver the new SFI scheme quickly to ensure farmers can enter agreements without losing the financial means to continue delivering for the environment.