The Basic Payment Scheme handbook was published yesterday (Tuesday 24 February) and provides farmers with the information they need to make their claim. The handbook, which can be found on GOV.UK, draws together and updates the information previously released in …
Farming Minister George Eustice visited the RPA’s support centre in Exeter on Tuesday, one of 50 support centres set up across the country to help farmers register online for the new Rural Payments service. The Rural Payments service is the …
This post is now out of date. Please check here for the latest information on claiming the Basic Payment Scheme. If you’re already registered, you can now use Rural Payments to view and update maps of your land. If you …
This post is now out of date. Please check the latest status updates on the Rural Payments service. We are releasing new features onto the service this week - thanks for bearing with us if the service is slower than …
This post is now out of date. Please check the latest status updates on the Rural Payments service. Last week we blogged about the way we are rolling out the new Rural Payments service, releasing features gradually so we can …
We’ve built a new digital service to make it as easy as possible for you to get your money. ‘Rural Payments’ is for everyone who wants to make a claim.
If you’re an agent (you’ll know if you are), read this post!
Responses to commonly asked questions - helping agents prepare for the new schemes and online service.
Read the CAP Question and Answer discussion with defra and Rural Payments Agency policy teams.
More details have been made available about our new environmental land management scheme under CAP Reform called ‘Countryside Stewardship’.