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BPS 2016 online applications can start from first week in March

Posted by: Press Office, Posted on: 23 February 2016 - Categories: Basic Payment Scheme, Online service
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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 …

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RPA ensures farmers in England continue to receive their BPS 2015 payments

Posted by: Press Office, Posted on: 12 February 2016 - Categories: CAP Reform
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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 …

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Over £1 billion of Basic Payment Scheme payments made

Posted by: Press Office, Posted on: 3 February 2016 - Categories: Basic Payment Scheme, CAP Reform, Online service

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 …

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RPA confirms BPS payments set to begin on 1 December

Posted by: Press Office, Posted on: 27 November 2015 - Categories: Basic Payment Scheme, Online service
farmland and countryside

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 …

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National event marks the start of #NewLEADER

Posted by: Press Office, Posted on: 12 November 2015 - Categories: Rural Development Programme for England

Over 130 representatives from Local Action Groups (LAGs) and their Accountable Bodies (who deliver the programme on behalf of LAGs and ensure financial propriety and regulatory compliance) joined Farming Minister George Eustice to mark the opening of the new LEADER …

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