Rural Life
BPS payments to be issued to farmers
Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) advance payments are now being issued to farmers and will reach bank accounts in the coming...
Rural Life
Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) advance payments are now being issued to farmers and will reach bank accounts in the coming...
Schemes
Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths has published the Welsh Government’s proposals for the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). The Sustainable...
Schemes
The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) has today (Thursday, June 30) opened for applications in England. It is available to all...
Schemes
The 2022 farm payment dates in Scotland are to be brought forward to September 19, subject to approval of the...
Agri Politics
The government is closing the plug-in car grant scheme to new orders after supporting the sale of nearly half a...
Agri-Business
Funding grants of up to £300,000 will be made available to farmers to help them boost their businesses and add...
Agri Politics
A number of agricultural and rural organisations in Scotland have written, signed and sent a letter to government, calling for...
Schemes
The total Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) amount lost from the rural economy of the Great South West (GSW) area in...
N.Ireland
Farmers in Northern Ireland have less than a week to submit Single Applications without financial penalty. The deadline for submission...
Schemes
A new requirement for the forestry sector will be piloted to combat the threat from pests and diseases and further...
Schemes
The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) in its current form will fall far short of offsetting expected direct payment losses, according...
Schemes
The application window for the Lump Sum Exit Scheme has opened today (Tuesday, April 12). It will remain open for...
Schemes
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has today (Tuesday, March 15) opened the application window for the 2022 Basic Payment Scheme...
Schemes
Environment Secretary George Eustice set out his plans for the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway at the National Farmers’ Union...
Schemes
The Tenant Farmers’ Association (TFA) has expressed its grave concerns about tenant farmers in England being both unable to access...
Schemes
Around 36% of the farms surveyed as part of the annual Farm Business Survey (FBS) applied for at least one...
Schemes
More than 93% of Welsh farm businesses have today (Wednesday, December 15) received Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2021 full or...
Schemes
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has paid out £1.725 billion to farmers in the first few days of the payment window...