Food & GardenWiesbadenApply for HALM farm payments in HessenApply for HALM farm payments in Hessen Farmers in Hessen can seek HALM farm payments in Hessen that offset extra costs when they manage land for wildlife, water, and soil. Picture a field edge bright with flowers that feed bees while the crop rows stay productive. What you can do in Wiesbaden - Read which HALM 2 measures fit your farm on the Hessisches Agrarumweltprogramm page - Download the HALM 2 Richtlinie 2025, the 2026 overview PDF, or the 15 December 2022 guidelines linked there - Plan organic management (B.1), diverse arable crops (C.1), or multi-year flower strips (C.3.2) - Ask about grassland extensification (D.1), vineyard pheromone traps (E.1), or steep-slope wine growing (E.3) - For orchard meadows (Streuobst), follow the Streuobstrichtlinie and contact the Streuobstwiesenzentrum Hessen How to join HALM is short for Hessisches Programm für Agrarumwelt- und Landschaftspflege-Maßnahmen. HALM 2 pays Landwirtinnen und Landwirte for especially environment-friendly management. The ministry page lists PDF rules rather than a single online form. The GAP-Strategieplan 2023-2027 page says the HALM measures offered by the Land run for a five-year term. It does not print one application closing date on the HALM page itself. Why it matters in Wiesbaden HALM farm payments in Hessen help keep living landscapes across the state: flower strips beside fields, careful grassland, and organic plots without synthetic pesticides or fertilisers. Cooperation measures (A.1 and A.2) let farmers work with neighbours on concepts and delivery. Habitat work (H.1 to H.3) and rare breed programmes (G.2) sit on the same programme page. Find more community projects in Wiesbaden. Good to know - Who can receive HALM farm payments in Hessen? Farmers. The payment covers extra costs or lost yield for more environment-friendly management. - How long do the HALM measures last? The GAP page says they have a five-year term. The HALM page does not list one application closing date. - Can I file a new HALM claim for an orchard meadow in 2026? No. New applications for measure E.2 are paused. Orchard funding in 2026 follows the Streuobstrichtlinie. The HALM page sends those questions to the Streuobstzentrum Hessen.grantorganicwildflowers +1
