Schemes
36% of FBS-surveyed farms applied for Covid-19 support
Around 36% of the farms surveyed as part of the annual Farm Business Survey (FBS) applied for at least one...
Schemes
Schemes
BPS payments issue to over 93% of farm businesses in Wales
More than 93% of Welsh farm businesses have today (Wednesday, December 15) received Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2021 full or...
Schemes
RPA issue £1.725 billion in payments to farmers
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has paid out £1.725 billion to farmers in the first few days of the payment window...
N.Ireland
Underspend on NI pilot Protein Crops Scheme
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that payments totalling £208,655 will be issued to all...
Agri Politics
Over 15,600 farm businesses in Wales to receive BPS payments tomorrow
Over 15,600 farm businesses across Wales will receive a share of over £159.6m in Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) Advance payments...
Agri-Business
UFU sets out its stance on NI’s new Agricultural Policy Framework
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed the department's proposed Future Agricultural Policy Framework Portfolio as a "step in the...
Agri-Business
900 expressions of interest received for NI’s FBIS Tier 2 Tranche 2
Around 900 Northern Ireland farmers have formally expressed their interest in applying for the second tranche of the Tier 2...
Environment
Environment to become a ‘profit centre’ rather than a cost on NI farms
Actions to improve environmental sustainability will no longer be an "optional activity" for Northern Ireland farms, according to a document...
Agri-Business
Poots launches NI’s first Agricultural Policy Framework
"Business as usual for many farms will not be an option," Minister Poots warned as he launched the first look...
Environment
NI farmers urged to use EFS to improve water quality
Northern Ireland's Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots has reminded farmers of the potential to use the...
N.Ireland
£2.7 million of North West flooding support payments to begin this week
Payments totalling £2.7 million to support farm businesses affected by the flooding and landslides in the North West in 2017...
Agri-Business
Old scheme rejections not to be reviewed as part of scheme appeal reforms
Decisions on area-based schemes made under previous agriculture ministers will not be reviewed under plans to reform the appeal process,...
N.Ireland
Agriculture Committee lays out key findings of Independent Panel review
Northern Ireland's Agriculture Committee has passed on the findings of its review of the Independent Panel process to the Minister...
Agri-Business
Minister to be final decision-maker for NI area-based scheme reviews
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced he will be the final decision-maker in future reviews of area-based scheme...
Schemes
Rural Payments Agency opens window for farm payments for 2021
The Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application window has opened today (Thursday, March 18) for farmers to claim for their 2021...
Environment
NSA warns Sustainable Farming Incentive is 'not a finished scheme'
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has welcomed the first indication of how England’s new Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) will...
N.Ireland
Date set for NI’s Single Application window to open
Applications for Northern Ireland’s 2021 Basic Payment Scheme and Entitlement Transfer Service will open on March 1, Agriculture Minister Gordon...
Schemes
Farmers urged to be on the lookout for exclusions or reduction letters
Land agency Galbraith is urging farmers to look out for an email or letter from SGRPID from this Monday (February...
