Agri-Business
Fund to support farmers affected by flooding opens
The UK government has today (Tuesday, April 9) opened the Farming Recovery Fund to support farmers affected by flooding. The...
Rural Payments Agency
Agri-Business
£1.2bn entered farmers' bank accounts through schemes in 2023
In 2023, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) paid over £1.2 billion into farmers’ bank accounts through the Countryside Stewardship, Environmental...
Agri-Business
Farmers 'need honesty' from Defra on SFI - TFA
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has said it and its members need honesty from the Department for Environment, Food and...
Schemes
Countryside Stewardship application deadline extended
The deadline for applications for the 2024 Countryside Stewardship mid-tier agreements has been extended until Friday, September 15. The Rural...
Agri-Business
Application windows for 2023 farm payments open
The application window for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and the claim window for existing Countryside Stewardship (CS) revenue and...
Agri-Business
Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier applications open for 2024
Farmers and land managers can submit applications for the 2024 Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier from today (Tuesday, February 7), until...
Agri-Business
RPA issued payments totalling over £1bn in 2022
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) paid out around 107,000 eligible claims in 2022 totalling £1 billion, on top of £679...
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...
Agri-Business
£21 million awarded to farmers to boost productivity under the CPSG scheme
More than 3,800 farmers are set to benefit from £21 million in productivity-boosting equipment from the third and final round...
Environment
Bridging payments extended to all Countryside Stewardship farmers
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that all Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement holders who claimed...
