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Apply now for a Laying Hen Housing For Health and Welfare Grant

Posted by: RPA Editor, Posted on: 26 June 2024 - Categories: Defra, Grants, Health and welfare grant, Laying hen housing
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Applications are now being taken for a new grant for hen housing, which is available to laying hen and pullet farmers in England with flocks of 1,000 birds or more. This grant can be used to part fund two different …

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Get funding to improve animal health and welfare

Posted by: RPA Editor, Posted on: 19 June 2024 - Categories: Grants

New support to tackle endemic diseases for keepers of beef cattle, pigs and sheep is now available as part of the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. This support is not yet available to keepers of dairy cattle. The availability will …

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George from RPA's Grants Service tells us about the training course at the Allerton Project

Posted by: RPA Editor, Posted on: 24 May 2024 - Categories: External engagement
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George from RPA’s Grants Service team talks about the two-day training course he attended at the Allerton Project in Leicestershire. The Allerton Project is a 320 hectare demonstration farm which researches the effects of different farming methods on wildlife and the …

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Introducing you to...

Posted by: RPA Editor, Posted on: 20 May 2024 - Categories: Introducing You To, RPA podcast
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Hello. My name is Donna Medd and I work within the Grants Service Scheme Support Team. Our function is to support all the teams within Grants Service, which includes appraisals, development and claims and contracting. My role gives our customers …

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Marie Hardeman’s site visit to a Lancashire farm

Posted by: RPA Editor, Posted on: 8 May 2024 - Categories: External engagement
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In the first of a series of blogs from Customer Director, Marie Hardeman on her visits to shows, farms and projects, Marie writes about her time at a farm in Lancashire, with RPA field officers on a sheep identification site …

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Shropshire Petals on applying for grants

Posted by: RPA Editor, Posted on: 26 April 2024 - Categories: Grants
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RPA offers a wide range of grants rural payments to farmers and businesses. In this blog, RPA talks to farmer Jim Bubb, on how the Improving Farm Productivity grant has made his business more efficient with the addition of droid …

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The Rural Payments Agency Podcast: Episode 9

Posted by: RPA Editor, Posted on: 11 April 2024 - Categories: Countryside Stewardship, External engagement, Grants, RPA podcast
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Welcome to the ninth episode of The RPA Podcast. In our latest episode, we discuss the opening of the claim window for existing Countryside Stewardship revenue and Environmental Stewardship agreements with CS processing manager Gregg Bulman. We discuss how farmers …

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The Rural Payments Agency Podcast: Episode 9 Transcript

Posted by: RPA Editor, Posted on: 11 April 2024 - Categories: Countryside Stewardship, External engagement, Grants, RPA podcast

Executive Summary Item 1: Gregg Bulman a Countryside Stewardship Processing manager, runs us through opening of the claim window for existing Countryside Stewardship revenue and Environmental Stewardship agreements as well as giving an update on Delinked Payments. The claim window …

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Throstle Nest Farm on applying for grants

Posted by: RPA Editor, Posted on: 3 April 2024 - Categories: Grants
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RPA offers a wide range of grants rural payments to farmers and businesses. In this blog, RPA talks to dairy farmer David Wilkinson from Throstle Nest Farm about his experience of applying for grant funding under the Farming Equipment and …

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My experience as an RPA Ambassador

Posted by: RPA Editor, Posted on: 21 March 2024 - Categories: External engagement
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Last summer we launched our RPA Ambassador programme, aimed at getting our people out and about engaging with external audiences. As we explain in our 5 year strategy, we’re keen to grow our presence in rural communities to ensure the …

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