Applications are now being taken for a new grant for hen housing, which is available to laying hen and pullet farmers in England with flocks of 1,000 birds or more. This grant can be used to part fund two different …
New support to tackle endemic diseases for keepers of beef cattle, pigs and sheep is now available as part of the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. This support is not yet available to keepers of dairy cattle. The availability will …
George from RPA’s Grants Service team talks about the two-day training course he attended at the Allerton Project in Leicestershire. The Allerton Project is a 320 hectare demonstration farm which researches the effects of different farming methods on wildlife and the …
In the first of a series of blogs from Customer Director, Marie Hardeman on her visits to shows, farms and projects, Marie writes about her time at a farm in Lancashire, with RPA field officers on a sheep identification site …
Last summer we launched our RPA Ambassador programme, aimed at getting our people out and about engaging with external audiences. As we explain in our 5 year strategy, we’re keen to grow our presence in rural communities to ensure the …
In this blog we hear from RPA’s Net Zero lead, Michael Sinclair who talks about how RPA is embedding sustainability in everything it does. I’m going to start this blog with a confession. I don’t consider myself to be particularly …
The Rural Land Register is a key dataset maintained by RPA which underpins the delivery of the land-based schemes, such as Basic Payment Scheme, Countryside Stewardship and Sustainable Farming Incentive, to ensure accurate payments are made to farmers and land …
RPA offers a wide range of grants and rural payments to farmers, businesses and local authorities. In this blog, and an upcoming series, we will be looking at the grants available in more detail, using case studies to showcase those …
In the most recent episode of the RPA podcast, we answered some of the commonly asked questions received in relation to the 2023 offer of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). We recognise that new questions may arise as even more …
Welcome to the seventh episode of The RPA Podcast. In our latest episode, we dive into some of the questions and feedback we’ve received at the RPA from those applying to the 2023 offer of the Sustainable Farming Incentive. After …