The Sustainable Farming Incentive has today opened for applications in England. The scheme is available to all farmers who currently receive Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments, designed to be accessible, and will reward sustainable practices which support food...
£1.7bn of payments delivered to farmers in the first few days of the payment window The Rural Payments Agency has paid out just over 97,500 claims, totalling £1.725bn for farmers in the first few days of the payment window, which runs between December and June. The...
Today on the IN YOUR FIELD Podcast with Jemma Clifford we speak to our guest Seb Murray from Ceres Rural on Wednesday 1st September at 7am as we talk about the Future Farming Resilience Fund, BPS, ELMS and Public Money for Public Goods. The Future Farming Resilience...
The results of the public consultation on the operation of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) on the New Forest common have now been published. After careful consideration of the responses, the Rural Payments Agency is changing the way BPS payments are allocated to...
Defra and Forest for Cornwall have today [19 March] joined forces to form an innovative new National Woodland Creation Partnership pilot to drive regional tree planting. This new partnership will be supported through an initial £120,000 uplift from the Nature for...
