Introducing you to…
Welcome to the first in a series of blogs introducing you to people who work in different areas of the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) The idea is to give you a better understanding of what goes on behind the scenes, …
Getting ready to make your Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier application
Applications for Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier opened on 8 February 2022. Application packs can be requested using the Rural Payments service. The pack will be emailed to you and will contain the information that we hold for your business …
Rural Payments Agency Launches a New Podcast
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Basic Payment Scheme, Countryside Stewardship, Environmental Stewardship, RPA podcast
The Rural Payments Agency has launched its first ever podcast! We will be publishing a series of podcasts throughout 2022 to help farmers, landowners, and rural communities keep up-to-date with the latest news and announcements from RPA. The RPA Podcast …
The RPA Podcast: Episode 1 Transcript
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Basic Payment Scheme, Countryside Stewardship, Environmental Stewardship, RPA podcast
James: Hello and welcome to the Rural Payments Agency’s first ever podcast. I’m James Ryan and during 2022 we’ll be bringing you a series of short podcasts to help farmers, landowners and rural communities keep up-to-date on developments at the …
Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot milestones
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Sandy Kapila, Posted on:
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Rural Payments service, Sustainable Farming Incentive
We have achieved a significant milestone this month. We issued the first batch of quarterly payments to those Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pilot participants whose agreements started in November 2021. This has been the culmination of hard work across teams …
Countryside Stewardship Scheme Now Open For Applications
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Basic Payment Scheme, Countryside Stewardship, Rural Payments service
Countryside Stewardship applications will open on 8 February 2022. To make sure you have everything you need to make your application we have put together some useful information. You can read our Countryside Stewardship: How To Apply guide on GOV.UK …
Driving Environmental Sustainability Leadership across the Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is embarking on an innovative programme to build leadership in environmental sustainability across the Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Tamara Finkelstein, Defra Permanent Secretary and Civil Service Apprenticeship Champion, said: “Our …
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) supporting rural mental health
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Carrie Smith, Posted on:
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Basic Payment Scheme, Countryside Stewardship, Environmental Stewardship, Getting online and support
We can all play a part in helping people whose mental health is at risk. The smallest act can go a long way. Here at the RPA we are taking this seriously and looking at what we can do to …
Key dates to look out for in 2022
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Basic Payment Scheme, Countryside Stewardship, Environmental Stewardship
Ahead of Countryside Stewardship 2022 applications opening next month, we’ve published the Key dates for 2022 document on GOV.UK. It shows you important dates in 2022 for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship (ES), so you …
The Rural Payment Agency looks back on 2021
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Sandy Kapila, Posted on:
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Agricultural Transition, Basic Payment Scheme, Countryside Stewardship, Environmental Stewardship, Farming Investment Fund, Sustainable Farming Incentive
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 …