Agri Politics
£1.6 billion in BPS payments made to farmers on the first day of the payment window
More than 95% of farmers received their 2020 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) money in the first day of the payment...
BPS
Agri Politics
Consultation into Basic Payment Scheme allocations in the New Forest launched
The Rural Payments Agency has launched a consultation on the operation of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) on the New...
Agri Politics
Farmers in danger of being left 'high and dry' under post-Brexit payment rules
Farmers need urgent clarity on how they can continue making a living under new payment rules that come into effect...
Agri Politics
How will Direct Payments change under the 'Path to Sustainable Farming' document?
The UK government has published its landmark ‘Path to Sustainable Farming’ document today (November 30) as it prepares for life...
Agri Politics
BPS scheme entitlement values and greening rates revealed
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has yesterday (Tuesday, November 3) published the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) entitlement values and greening...
Agri Politics
Phasing out of BPS into RDP is 'a concern in itself' - FUW
In responding to the Welsh government’s latest sustainable farming consultation, the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has supported a number...
Agri-Business
2-month window to claim 2020 farm payments opens
The two-month application window for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) has opened today (March 12) for farmers to claim for...
Agri-Business
Wales to continue Basic Payment Scheme in 2021
Welsh Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths has signalled her intention to continue the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) into 2021. However,...
Agri-Business
2019 BPS entitlement rates announced
The 2019 entitlement values and greening rates for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) have been set by the Rural Payments...
Agri-Business
Exchange rate for 2019 BPS payments confirmed
UK farmers can budget for 2019 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments to be worth about the same amount as last...
Agri-Business
UK Government to increase farm budget to cover €60 million payout for Scottish farmers
Scotland’s farmers should be allocated an extra €60 million over the next two years – a hike of 47% –...
Agri-Business
Union raises concern over late mapping letters
NFU Scotland (NFUS) has raised its concerns with Scottish Government after it emerged that a significant number of businesses submitting...
Agri-Business
93.4% of Basic Payment Scheme claims paid in December
Over £1.57 billion in Basic Payment Scheme money has been paid out so far to farmers in England, the Rural...
Agri Politics
Calls for Treasury to make bridging payments a part of the BPS
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has called on the Treasury to make annual January bridging payments for the...
Agri-Business
97% of Advance Direct Payments completed in Northern Ireland
Payments totalling £190 million have been made to almost 23,300 Northern Ireland farm businesses ahead of schedule. The figure confirmed by the...
Schemes
BPS payments projected to be roughly similar to 2017
Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments from Brussels are set to remain approximately the same this year as in 2017, according...
Government
Nearly half of farmers say they struggled applying for this year's BPS
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is urging the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to further simplify the BPS application process as...
Agri-Business
Direct payments in the UK set to be maintained for 'a number of years'
This morning the UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Michael Gove, gave assurances that Basic Payment...
