Update for smallholders on CAP changes
...a total of 105,000 for SPS, who unless they do something different for 2015 will not be eligible for the new Basic Payment Scheme. This is because in England we...
Reporting back...from the Farming Forum Q&A
On 27 August, we held a two hour live Q&A session on the Farming Forum website, which currently has over 8,000 registered members from across the agricultural sector. You can read the thread here (most recent posts are on the …
CAP Reform: responding to your questions
The CAP Reform team is holding a discussion session on the Farming Forum’s CAP Reform pages on Wednesday 27 August 2014. Between 5pm and 7pm experts from Defra’s CAP Reform...
New details on CAP now available
Further information on the new Common Agricultural Policy has been published today. This will help farmers in England learn more about how they can meet the new EU-wide requirements from 2015 to help plan their next cropping year. This is …
This week...we're off to the North Devon show
Tomorrow (Wednesday 6 August) we’ll be at the North Devon show, where 20,000 visitors are expected at the showground, situated between Chapelton and Umberleigh. Our stand – look out for...
CAP Information Service: watch what early users can do
This video explains what early users of the CAP Information Service are able to do. We are directly inviting small numbers of customers to use the private beta of the...
Reporting back... from the Sheep Event
This year's National Sheep Association's Sheep Event is set against the stunning backdrop of the Malvern Hills, Worcestershire.
Introducing CAP Information Service, gradually
From this week, the very first users of the new online application and payment service for all CAP schemes, called CAP Information Service, will be able to register and begin using a private beta of the service for themselves.
Farming and forestry businesses set to receive £19 million
More than 2,500 rural businesses are set to receive a share of £19 million of funding from Round 3 of the Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme (FFIS), part of the CAP-funded Rural Development Programme for England.
Talking greening with farm advisers
We have just finished several weeks of travelling around England with the Farming Advice Service (FAS), presenting at seminars for farm advisers on greening and the new online application and payment service for all CAP schemes, the CAP Information Service. …