SFI 22 Closure payments
On 21 June we announced the closure of SFI 22. All SFI 22 agreements will close, and customers have been notified of their agreement end date. Any customer who wishes to leave their SFI 22 agreement early can contact RPA …
The 2024 round of Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund opens today
We know farmers across the country are making decisions on the future of their farms and businesses, with many factors and opportunities to consider in a challenging climate. We also know a sense of community and shared goals is important …
Celebrating 25 years of BCMS with Bjorn Andreassen
It’s 25 years since the formation of the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), which is responsible for maintaining the central online database of all bovine animals in Great Britain. This is the Cattle Tracing System (CTS), which animal keepers use …
Celebrating 25 years of BCMS with Lee McMullen
It’s 25 years since the formation of the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), which is responsible for maintaining the central online database of all bovine animals in Great Britain. This is the Cattle Tracing System (CTS), which animal keepers use …
Celebrating 25 years of BCMS with Terry Gadd
Terry Gadd, RPA lead for livestock and trader scheme related services, is responsible for the operation of the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), the RPA’s specialised cattle tracing organisation, which is celebrating 25 years of operation. In this blog he …
Celebrating 25 years of the British Cattle Movement Service
It’s 25 years since the formation of the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS), which is responsible for maintaining the central online database of all bovine animals in Great Britain. This is the Cattle Tracing System, which animal keepers use to …
RPA Annual Report and Accounts 2022-2023
If you’ve not already seen it, check out the RPA’s Annual Report and Accounts for 22-23 ‘Supporting the Rural Economy'. Paul Caldwell, RPA CEO said: 2022-23, was an eventful and successful year for the Rural Payments Agency (RPA). We faced …
Increasing the Countryside Stewardship payment rate for top fruit organic conversion
We are pleased to announce that we’re increasing the Countryside Stewardship payment rate for option OR5 (organic conversion – top fruit). We have listened to feedback from farmers and recognise that this option requires greater effort and investment as a …
Publication of land data products and data sharing
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is making a number of new and existing spatial data products publicly available, which can be used by organisations and businesses to support the agricultural economy and research in the industry. Products that have been …
Introducing You To...
Hello! My name is Jo Ransome, and I work in RPA’s Customer Insight Team. My role covers everything related to gathering insight. The Research and Insight Network Group started just over a year ago and it’s a very busy environment …