With Window 1 of the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) now closed, Defra has released agreement details. Approximately 6,500 applications were submitted during Window 1, 69% were from small farms (farms with up to 50 hectares), 87% were from farms without an existing ELM revenue agreement and 56% met both criteria The average annual agreement value in Window 1 was just under £10,000. Defra says this indicates that funding is being successfully distributed across a larger number of farmers, rather than concentrated among a smaller number of high-value recipients. Applications covered all actions groups, with the top five being: CLIG3: Manage…