If you’ve ever tried to keep up with government farming schemes, you already know the problem: DEFRA’s official pages are overflowing with jargon, buried in layers of outdated guidance, and impossible to navigate quickly. For busy land agents and farmers juggling multiple holdings or clients, it’s a time-wasting maze, and it’s all too easy to miss a key scheme opening or closing.
That’s why we built the JustFarm Subsidy Scheme Status Page, your live, streamlined window into the current status of every agricultural funding scheme that matters.
The Problem: Government Guidance That Hides More Than It Reveals
Let’s be honest. The UK Government’s “Funding for Farmers” portal is a vital resource, but it's far from user-friendly.
- Important updates are lost among pages of outdated schemes and generic advice
- There’s no quick way to see what’s open, what’s closed, and what’s partially open
- Updates are published sporadically, often without any announcement
- Even seasoned land agents waste hours trawling for clarity
This leaves professionals and farmers alike in the dark, creating confusion, unnecessary admin, and sometimes missed opportunities worth thousands in potential funding.
The Solution: Real-Time Scheme Status from JustFarm
At JustFarm, we believe staying informed shouldn’t be a full-time job. So we fixed it.
Our Subsidy Scheme Status Page provides a clear, up-to-date overview of all active UK agricultural funding schemes, updated nightly via a custom integration with the UK Government’s official guidance.
Here’s how it works:
- Clear visual status: See at a glance which schemes are open, closed, or partially open, no guesswork.
- Reliable links to source guidance: Every status update includes a direct link back to the official government page, so you always have access to the original information.
- AI-powered updates + human oversight: Our proprietary AI scans and interprets changes from DEFRA and RPA content each night. Every change is then manually checked by a JustFarm team member before being published.
- Smart notifications: Subscribe to receive alerts only when something changes. You’ll never miss a new scheme opening, or a critical deadline closing.
Whether you’re managing a single farm or advising dozens of clients, this tool helps you stay proactive and informed, without wasting hours each week.
Why This Is So Valuable for Land Agents
Land agents are at the front lines of agricultural compliance and funding. With multiple clients to serve and a constant churn of regulations to follow, your ability to act quickly, and advise with confidence, depends on access to clear, timely information.
JustFarm's status page puts this power in your hands:
- No more checking multiple DEFRA pages
- No need to track guidance changes manually
- No risk of giving clients out-of-date advice
You can set alerts per scheme and track changes over time, helping you position yourself as the trusted, proactive partner your clients need.
Farmers: Stay One Step Ahead of the Funding Curve
For farmers, staying on top of every possible funding scheme is vital for protecting margins and investing in sustainable practices. But too often, key opportunities slip past unnoticed, especially smaller capital grant windows or new scheme pilots.
JustFarm's status tool brings clarity and peace of mind. Instead of spending hours each month checking for changes, you get:
- Instant updates direct to your inbox
- A single place to monitor every relevant scheme
- Confidence that you’re not missing hidden deadlines
This is compliance support in its most practical form, always on, always accurate, always working in the background.
Built into the JustFarm Platform, and Free to Use
Our subsidy status tool is available both as a standalone public resource and integrated into the JustFarm platform, where users can see scheme status alongside their compliance tasks, reminders, and audit trail.
It’s part of our broader mission: to simplify agricultural compliance by turning complicated DEFRA policy into clear, actionable workflows.
If you’re already using JustFarm, your clients or farms are automatically linked to the latest scheme statuses, no extra work required.
Don’t Let the Next Funding Window Slip By
Funding changes aren’t constant, but when they do happen, the impact is significant. Whether it's a new SFI action, a capital grant top-up, or an eligibility update, JustFarm helps ensure you're never the last to know.
Thousands in missed funding. Hours lost chasing clarity. Frustrated clients or farm businesses. These are the risks of relying solely on government pages.
With JustFarm’s Subsidy Scheme Status Page, those risks disappear.