As most will be aware, Direct Payments are being gradually phased out from 2021 to 2027. Progressive reductions were introduced to the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in 2021, with the money saved going back to farmers through the rollout of …
While I’ve been working at the RPA for 10 years this month, I continue to be surprised and proud at the breadth of services we provide agricultural and rural communities. I think January is a really important time to reflect …
December is an important time of the year for farming communities and the Agency. We started to release payments on our land schemes (Basic Payment Scheme, Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship) annual claims from 1 December. This represents the culmination …
Café Ambio, Junction 36 at the Rural Auction Centre in Crookland was the perfect place to host our biggest MP Roundtable yet. With a huge turn out of over 100 farmers and land managers, this was a bit of a …
We held the second of our ‘MP Roundtable with the RPA’ events on 27 August with Richard Holden, MP for North West Durham. Held at St Thomas Hall in Stanhope, Paul Caldwell, our CEO, Ali Johnson, an RPA Director, members …
We held the first of our ‘MP Roundtable with the RPA’ events on 30 July with Kevin Hollinrake, MP for Thirsk and Malton. Held at the Galtres Centre in Easingwold, Paul Caldwell, our CEO, Rozanne Kidd, an RPA Director, members …
We’re over half way through 2021 and there is a lot of activity going on across the RPA, as we work on current and new schemes, processing applications and agreements and preparing payments. 31 May 2021 saw the final date …