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This page relates to the 2019–2024 National Park Management Plan, which is now archived. For the latest aims and objectives, please visit the 2025–2030 Management Plan landing page.
During Brexit transition, support farmers and landowners to continue to deliver a range of public benefits through national agri-environment scheme agreements and other similar initiatives, and monitor take-up.
How the local partners are doing on this objective
Progress: No figures currently available to show the levels of take up or funding provided through the national agri-environment schemes in the National Park.
Press releases & related articles:
25 March 2025 – Farming grants programme extended
23 January 2024 – Farmer meetings held at ‘crux moment’
3 August 2021 – Our Common Cause: Our Upland Commons
1 February 2021 – Upcoming farmer meetings: ‘no chips but good advice’
11 September 2020 – Dales farmers meet Ministers in hay meadow
Rationale: In advance of the development of a new approach to environmental land management (see objective A8), funding from existing agri-environment schemes will be critical to the survival of many farm businesses in the National Park, and to the survival of many elements of the landscape and its natural beauty.
Lead partner: Natural England.
Supporting partners: Forestry Commission; Environment Agency; Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority; Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust; National Trust
Further information: YDNPA – Agri-environment schemes
Cost over 5 years: £60,000,000
Funding shortfall: n/a
Related objectives: A8, A9; C1; C2; C3; C4; D1; D2; D3; D5
Ecosystem services: Biodiversity; Sense of history; Sense of place and inspiration; Genetic Diversity; Pollination; Food provision; Climate Regulation
Trade-offs: Agri-environment schemes act to reduce the amount of livestock, crops and other products that would, theoretically, otherwise be produced by farm businesses (E9). In practice, evidence shows that most farm businesses in the National Park would not be viable without support from such schemes.
Baseline: £?? was invested into national agri-environment schemes in 2018/19