Countryside Stewardship opens its doors for 2016
...who has Higher Level Stewardship or Entry Level Stewardship agreements expiring this year to let them know which scheme they will be most suited to and what support is available....
Want to apply for Woodland Creation 2016? Find out more here
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Grant support for Woodland Creation under the Countryside Stewardship scheme opened for applications on 16 February 2016 with important improvements. Applicants who wish to create new woodland are encouraged to apply for support of up to £6,800 per hectare and …
Start your 2016 Basic Payment Scheme application now
The Rural Payments Agency’s (RPA) Head of Customer Communications Matt Andrews talks about applying online for the 2016 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS). For this year’s BPS we are encouraging farmers...
BPS 2016 online applications can start from first week in March
Applicants in England for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2016 will be able to start their online claim from the first week of March, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has announced. The agency is encouraging farmers and agents who are planning …
Woodland creation 2016 is open for businesses
The woodland creation capital grant is now open for applications. It offers farmers and other land managers up to £6,800 per hectare to plant and protect young trees plus £200 per ha (for ten years) maintenance support for eligible schemes. …
RPA ensures farmers in England continue to receive their BPS 2015 payments
More BPS payments have been made this week taking the total number of claims paid to farmers to 68,572 representing 78.7% of all eligible farmers in England and £1.043 billion, out of a fund of £1.43 billion. Claims will continue …
Application window for Countryside Stewardship 2016
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The next round of Countryside Stewardship will open for applications on March 14, Natural England has announced. The 2016 application window for the Higher-tier and Mid-tier of the Countryside Stewardship scheme will be open earlier, and for longer, than in …
Over £1 billion of Basic Payment Scheme payments made
66,800 farmers in England (77%) had been paid their 2015 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payment by the end of January. The announcement from the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) means that over £1 billion of an estimated total fund of £1.43 …
RPA confirms BPS payments are already hitting farmers’ bank accounts in England
...Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Today’s figures on dairy payments are an uplift on those released on 16 November, when the RPA confirmed that almost £19.2 million went to three-quarters...
RPA confirms BPS payments set to begin on 1 December
As part of its commitment to pay more than half of all farmers by the end of the year, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has announced that around 30,000 farmers are set to receive their 2015 Basic Payment Scheme payments …