The RPA update for April 2021 is here. We send out regular updates to customers with the latest information on our schemes. A year on from the start of coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, as many of our staff continue to work …
We’ve created an online calculator to help you see how progressive reductions could affect your Direct Payment in England, for scheme years 2021 to 2024. Defra and the RPA have produced a progressive reductions calculator that shows how your Direct …
The Rural Payments Agency took on administration of Countryside Stewardship in October 2018 and we have continued to work closely with the Catchment Sensitive Farming partnership. In today's guest blog we hear from Jonathan Payne, Linda Bratley and James Pick. …
In this blog we’ll provide an overview of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) launch and the changes that are happening in 2021. Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is currently the biggest of the rural payments that provide support to the farming …
Planet Knox Ltd Planet Knox Ltd is the company behind multi-award winning body protection equipment and hand armour, designed for motorcycling and mountain biking, skiing and snowboarding, as well as horse-riding. Thanks to a LEADER grant from RPA of almost …
A family farm which provides fantasy film-themed self-catering accommodation has benefited from a £150,000 grant from the Rural Payments Agency (RPA). Set amongst six acres of countryside in the North York Moors and close to Whitby, the accommodation at North …
It’s important to keep your contact details updated in the Rural Payments Service as we will use these to contact you about important issues. When you sign into the Rural Payments Service, go to ‘Your businesses’ and click ‘View and …
We’ve had great feedback from our customers Cumbria-based Caterite Food and Wine service, which supplies fresh produce throughout Cumbria and South West Scotland, was able to significantly grow its prep range and improve quality, as well as offering customers a …
Domestic and commercial landscaping services provider, Tony Benger Landscaping, has moved to a new purpose-built facility in Devon, thanks to grant funding from the Rural Payments Agency (RPA). The grant has helped to build new offices and storage at the …
You can now apply for BPS 2019. If you applied online last year (2018), we’ll have sent you an email explaining that you can find everything you need to apply for 2019 on GOV.UK. If you used a paper form …