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Eloise Munday
Basic Payment Scheme handbook published
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The Basic Payment Scheme handbook was published yesterday (Tuesday 24 February) and provides farmers with the information they need to make their claim. The handbook, which can be found on GOV.UK, draws together and updates the information previously released in …
George Eustice visits Rural Payments support centre to help farmers register
Farming Minister George Eustice visited the RPA’s support centre in Exeter on Tuesday, one of 50 support centres set up across the country to help farmers register online for the new Rural Payments service. The Rural Payments service is the …
Reporting back...from the Farming Forum Q&A
On 27 August, we held a two hour live Q&A session on the Farming Forum website, which currently has over 8,000 registered members from across the agricultural sector. You can read the thread here (most recent posts are on the …
New details on CAP now available
Further information on the new Common Agricultural Policy has been published today. This will help farmers in England learn more about how they can meet the new EU-wide requirements from 2015 to help plan their next cropping year. This is …
Reporting back... from the Sheep Event
This year's National Sheep Association's Sheep Event is set against the stunning backdrop of the Malvern Hills, Worcestershire.
Introducing CAP Information Service, gradually
From this week, the very first users of the new online application and payment service for all CAP schemes, called CAP Information Service, will be able to register and begin using a private beta of the service for themselves.
Farming and forestry businesses set to receive £19 million
More than 2,500 rural businesses are set to receive a share of £19 million of funding from Round 3 of the Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme (FFIS), part of the CAP-funded Rural Development Programme for England.
Talking greening with farm advisers
We have just finished several weeks of travelling around England with the Farming Advice Service (FAS), presenting at seminars for farm advisers on greening and the new online application and payment service for all CAP schemes, the CAP Information Service. …
Minister tries out CAP Information Service
The team behind the delivery of the new online application and payment service, CAP Information Service, received a visit yesterday from George Eustice, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Defra,