Flooded or waterlogged agricultural land
Following the recent heavy rain, your agricultural land may have been temporarily waterlogged or affected by flooding. This land may still comply with cross compliance rules or may still be eligible for payment under the Single Payment Scheme (SPS). You may find the following points helpful if you have land that has been affected by […]
Cross Compliance failures cost farmers £1.4 million
The Rural Payments Agency has released figures today for the number of breaches in 2012 to make farmers aware of the common errors so that they can avoid penalties in the future. The figures show that there was a slight reduction in the total number of failures from 2,046 in 2011 to 1,947 last year. […]
Don’t be the next one to be fined – protection Zone?
Farmers everywhere are receiving phone calls and visits from RPA officers who have the job of assessing just how compliant farmers are being with all the Regulations that apply. People are up to speed with NVZ matters much more now, animal loadings are routinely considered and quite a few wasteful practices – such as Winter […]
Important cross compliance updates now available online
A text only version of the guide will also be made available for those with slower or dial-up connections or those using mobile phones to access the internet. Farmers will also receive a booklet on the rule changes by post. This is the last time all farmers will be sent a paper copy of cross […]
