Why Land Agents Can’t Ignore CSS in 2025
While the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) continues to grow in relevance, Countryside Stewardship (CSS) is far from over. In fact, many holdings are now operating both schemes in tandem, and the reality is, CSS obligations will remain active for years to come.
For land agents managing multiple clients and agreements, this dual-scheme setup presents a unique challenge: how do you maintain clarity, avoid duplication, and keep everything compliant across both frameworks?
That’s where JustFarm comes in.
The Dual Burden: CSS and SFI Overlap in Practice
With overlapping aims (e.g. improving soil health, biodiversity, and water quality), CSS and SFI often require similar actions but under different rules, evidence types, or timelines.
Here’s where things typically go wrong:
- Evidence is collected for one scheme but doesn’t meet the criteria of the other.
- Agents lose time cross-checking requirements manually.
- Clients miss out on payments or fall short during inspections.
- Teams track everything in spreadsheets, which don’t scale well across dozens of agreements.
This is unnecessary risk and wasted time.
JustFarm’s Solution: One Platform, Two Schemes, No Stress
JustFarm was designed for multi-scheme compliance from day one. Whether your clients are CSS-only, SFI-only, or straddling both, our platform keeps all requirements, actions, and evidence clearly linked and easy to manage.
Key features for dual CSS + SFI support:
- ✅ Scheme-Aware Task Management: Know exactly which tasks belong to which scheme – and when.
- ✅ Shared Evidence Bank: Upload photos or documents once, and allocate them to both schemes if appropriate.
- ✅ Per-Field Tracking: See obligations and history at the field level, across all active schemes.
- ✅ Deadline Alerts: Never miss a CSS or SFI requirement again – we notify you well in advance.
Why Land Agents Should Lead This Transition
As compliance becomes more fragmented, land agents are uniquely positioned to help farm businesses simplify, standardise, and scale how they manage environmental obligations.
By using tools like JustFarm, you:
- Save time across every client and holding.
- Reduce your professional liability.
- Build stronger, longer-term relationships by offering real value beyond paperwork.
- Grow your client base without increasing your administrative burden.
Your Competitive Edge
Farmers are increasingly relying on professionals who can navigate SFI and CSS, not just understand the schemes, but actively help them maximise funding and avoid penalties.
JustFarm makes that possible.
Ready to Streamline CSS + SFI?
Let us show you how to manage both schemes with half the stress.