Recognising the cashflow challenges faced by many farmers as a result of worldwide cost pressures and market instability, the Secretary of State announced on 6 May that BPS payments would be brought forward RPA were asked to make this change …
RPA is supporting Farm Safety Week run by the Farm Safety Foundation – or Yellow Wellies as they’re known. Farm Safety Week, starting on 18 July, is the ten-year anniversary of the campaign, which brings together five countries over five …
Hi, I’m Andrew. I’m part of the Countryside Stewardship (CS) Applications Higher Tier team and I’m based in Nottingham. I’ve been with RPA just over a year now and have worked on Higher Tier since last September. Primarily I work …
Hi, my name is Rachel and I’ve worked for the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), previously Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) since June 1998. I’m based at the Exeter office. I currently work within the Basic Payments Scheme …
In the second episode of The RPA Podcast Rozanne Kidd, RPA Director, talked about the Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier scheme. In this blog, we respond to the most frequently asked questions we get about Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier and Higher …
Getting information out to farmers, land managers and agents is critical throughout the year. The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) uses the data held in the Rural Payments service to send out prompts, reminders, and other helpful material. …
Hi. I’m Paul and I’m a Senior Geospatial Analyst with RPA based in Leeds. I’ve been with the agency for three years, having transferred from Natural England (NE) with the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. However, I’ve worked for NE and its …
Hi! I’m Laura and I’m an Information Rights Caseworker for the Rural Payments Agency, based in Cumbria. I answer requests for recorded information under three pieces of legislation: the Environmental Information Regulations 2004; the Freedom of Information Act 2000; and …
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has released the second episode of The RPA Podcast. In our latest episode, Sustainable Farming Incentive Pilot Delivery Manager, Alex Hills, talks about the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pilot scheme, and the important findings that …
James: Hello and welcome to the second Rural Payments Agency podcast. During today’s episode, we’ll update you on the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme, give you the latest information on the Countryside Stewardship applications window and review the Lump Sum Exit …