The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has extended the opening of support services for farmers and agents with 2016 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications over the Easter weekend. Helpline Over the Easter weekend the Rural Services helpline (03000 200 301) will be …
The second year of the Countryside Stewardship scheme is officially open for business. From today, farmers and land managers can apply for the Mid Tier and Higher Tier of Countryside Stewardship, with the application window running from 14 March to 30 …
The Rural Payments Agency’s (RPA) Head of Customer Communications Matt Andrews talks about applying online for the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS). For this year’s BPS we are encouraging farmers and agents to start their applications online, using the Rural …
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed that over 33,000 farmers in England have been paid their full 2015 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) claim on the first day of the payment window. In what has been a challenging BPS 2015 …