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A response to queries raised by facilitators on the 2022 round of Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund

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Grassland at Challacombe Farm on Dartmoor

As announced on 13 December 2021, the latest round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund is now open for applications. Following this announcement, we have received queries from the facilitators of existing groups about how long they have to submit …

The new round of Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund opens today

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View of the river Ure

We’re pleased to announce that the latest round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund has opened today for applications. The fund helps groups of farmers and landowners in England work together to deliver environmental benefits for their local area. By …

Start preparing for your Rural Payments applications and claims

Open laptop on a desk with the screen showing the 'Make or update a rural payments claim' page on GOV.UK

In February 2022 applications will open for new Countryside Stewardship agreements, and from March 2022 you will be able to apply for Basic Payment Scheme 2022 and to submit Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship revenue claims. To make sure that …

An update on payments for our land schemes

Limestone farming landscape near Littondale in the Yorkshire Dales

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 …

MP Roundtable with the RPA - Richard Holden MP (North West Durham)

Roundtable event with Richard Holden MP, Paul Caldwell and members of the senior RPA team

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 …

MP Roundtable with the RPA - Kevin Hollinrake MP (Thirsk and Malton)

Paul Caldwell and Kevin Hollinrake MP at Roundtable event

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 …

Countryside Productivity Small Grant scheme round 3 – don’t forget to claim your grant

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Tractor with slurry injector umbilical system on a field in Devon

Round 3 of the Countryside Productivity Small Grant scheme (CPSG) will close on 31 May 2021. If you applied for a grant through the scheme and it was approved, you have until midnight on that day to submit your claim. …