Countdown to BPS 2015 deadline
There are seven weeks remaining for farmers to make their 2015 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS 2015) application. The vast majority of farmers should now have received their pre-populated BP5 claim forms. Anyone who has not received their form, either by email or post, by the end of April should contact the Rural Payments helpline on […]
RPA announces more detail on how to claim for BPS 2015
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has today (8 April) issued more detail on next steps for farmers and landowners who wish to claim for Basic Payment Scheme 2015. The Agency says that pre-populated BP5 claim forms will start to be sent out next week by email to everyone who has registered on the Rural Payments […]
Scottish Government must approve cheap EU loans for farmers
Ian Duncan MEP has demanded that the Scottish Government opt-in to a multi-billion euro fund for farmers, offering low interest rate EU loans to help boost rural businesses. Dr Duncan was responding to the news that the European Commission had partnered with the European Investment Bank to offer cheap credit to farmers, with rates as […]
SPS target exceeded more than two months early
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has exceeded its Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2014 target for the end of March, more than two months ahead of schedule. By Wednesday (28 January) the Agency had paid a total of nearly £1.46 billion to nearly 100,000 farmers in England. This equates to 98.4 per cent of farmers eligible […]
