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Grant Funding : Farming Equipment & Technology Fund (FETF 23)
The latest round of the Farming Equipment & Technology Fund (FETF) is now open and the full guidance is available. This competitive scheme...
Countryside Stewardship Capital Payments 2023
Following a review of payment rates for Countryside Stewardship (CS) capital grant funding the RPA have released updated rates that will take effect...
Animal Health & Welfare Pathway Update
The first step of the Animal Health & Welfare Pathway is the annual health & welfare review, part of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)...
De-linked Payments
In the next stage of changes to the Direct Payment system as part of the Agricultural Transition, from 2024 farm payments will be made as delinked payments which will not require you to make a claim, hold entitlements or own land but there are certain eligibility criteria that must be satisfied to avoid a payment cliff
Last Call for Slurry Infrastructure Grant Round 1 Applications
The Slurry Infrastructure Grant will allow you to replace or expand slurry storage to provide 6 months suitable storage for the benefit of farm businesses and their environments
Cross compliance 2022
Farmers and land managers must follow these cross compliance rules from 1 January 2022 for the whole year if they claim for certain rural payments....
Basic Payment Scheme: December 2022 Payments
As most will be aware, Direct Payments are being gradually phased out from 2021 to 2027. Progressive reductions were introduced to the Basic Payment...
Top tips for farmers to prepare for a site visit
RPA’s Field Officers undertake more than 6,500 site visits each year, supporting the farming, food production and food trader sectors across...