Introducing You To...
Hi, I’m Carrie Smith and I’m an External Affairs Manager with RPA, based at the York office. I’ve worked for RPA since 2014 when the work area I was part of at the time (Rural Development) moved into RPA from …
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An Update On Countryside Stewardship Capital Payment Rates
On 5 January 2023, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) announced the Countryside Stewardship (CS) Capital grants payment rates for 2023. We have listened to feedback from farmers and landowners and have now amended the scope of the updated payment rates …
MP Roundtable with the RPA: Dr Neil Hudson MP (Penrith and The Border)
We held our 14th MP Roundtable event on 2 December with Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border, at the Penrith Rugby Club. RPA Directors Sandy Kapila and Rozanne Kidd, and senior managers from RPA and Defra met with …
Introducing You To...
Hi, I’m Elise and I’m an Organisational Capability Advisor within the RPA based in our Exeter office. I’ve worked at RPA since 2017, starting as a temporary staff member processing applications to the Basic Payments Scheme. I then went …
Improving Countryside Stewardship content on GOV.UK
The beginning of a new year is always an important time for the Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme, and this is reflected in the number of farmers visiting the scheme pages on GOV.UK. At RPA, we know farmers don’t have the …
Capital Grants 2023
Since we posted this blog on 5th January we have listened to feedback from farmers and landowners and have now amended the scope of the updated payment rates to allow more farmers to benefit from the higher rates. Changes to …
Opportunities for Stewardship agreement holders from 2023
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We wanted to help farmers understand the latest updates regarding their Stewardship agreements, so we are writing to all existing agreement holders to explain what the changes mean for them, and to outline some opportunities for 2023 and beyond. As …
New partnership-based approach to RPA site visits and mapping improvements: Round-up
During November we have published a series of blogs focussing on the RPA’s new partnership-based approach to site visits and the improvements made to RPA’s geospatial mapping process. You can find below a summary of the content with links to …
How RPA ensures land data is kept up to date
To ensure the land data that Rural Payments Agency (RPA) holds is as up to date as possible, RPA systematically reviews and updates data held on the Rural Land Register each year. Accurate land means we are making accurate payments …
Field Officers: "The best job in the world!"
With the introduction of a more supportive, partnership-based approach to site visits, moving away from the penalty-based system of inspections under the EU, to farmer-focused visits for schemes such as the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship (CS), Field …