23 February 2016 EU Membership Referendum The referendum on the UK's continued membership will take place on Thursday 23rd June. This follows an agreement on a...
23 February 2016 Meat Market Update Cattle Cattle prices appear to be showing some signs of stability in February after falling throughout January. But deadweight prices...
17 February 2016 AECS Opens The Agri Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) application window for 2016 is now open. The round opened on the 29th January...
17 February 2016 Welsh BPS Applications All BPS claimants in Wales will have to make their BPS applications online in 2016. There will be no paper applications...
17 February 2016 Welsh Rural Development Schemes The Welsh Government has launched a number of grant schemes under its Rural Development Programme. Five schemes will open for...
17 February 2016 BPS and Greening Factsheets Updated We have updated our BPS and Greening Factsheets - these provide details relevant to the 2016 BPS claim. Please click...
16 February 2016 Accountable People Some may remember that, for the 2015 BPS, the RPA briefly asked for details of all the people involved in...
16 February 2016 BPS Payment Update England As at 12th February the RPA had paid 68,572 (78.7%) claimants their 2015 Basic Payment. In monetary terms this...
11 February 2016 CSS Timetable The main elements of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) should open for applications on the 14th March this year. Both the...
11 February 2016 Brexit Implications The issue of the referendum on the UK's continued membership of the EU is now taking centre-stage in political circles. ...
8 February 2016 Grain Market Update – Jan 16 The domestic story is unchanged, just becoming clearer. The large 2014 wheat harvest left the second largest surplus in the...
4 February 2016 BPS News The RPA has launched a new website page for 2016 BPS claims. This can be found at - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bps-2016. The...
4 February 2016 GDT Falls Dairy markets are showing no signs of improvement. The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction on the 2nd February saw...
4 February 2016 Syngenta Takeover The Swiss-based seeds and agro-chemical group Syngenta, has agreed to a $43bn takeover by the Chinese company ChemChina. It is...
4 February 2016 CSS Grants Open Capital grants under the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) are now open for applications. The Hedgerows and Boundaries Capital Grant opened on...
4 February 2016 EU Budget Talks are already getting underway on what the EU Budget should look like after the current period ends in 2020. ...
2 February 2016 Hedgerow and Boundaries Grant Opens The Countryside Stewardship Hedgerows and Boundaries grant has opened for applications. Grants of up to £5,000 are available to fund...
2 February 2016 Scottish BPS Hardship Scheme Given its dismal performance in issuing BPS payments (see previous articles), the Scottish Government has announced details of a Hardship...
1 February 2016 Scottish Payments The Scottish Government has fallen well short of its own target to pay the majority of first instalments of the...
1 February 2016 Milk Price Cuts The start of the month has seen announcements of further farmgate milk price cuts. First Milk is to reduce the price...
1 February 2016 BPS Payments and Errors The RPA had paid around 70% of English farmers by the end of January - some way short of what...
28 January 2016 Pigmeat Storage Aid Ends Following a vote by Member States the European Commission has ended Private Storage Aid (PSA) for pigmeat. Storage aid was...
28 January 2016 Farm Business Income Falls Farm profits have fallen significantly in most sectors in the past year. This unsurprising result comes from the latest English Farm Business...
28 January 2016 Woodland Grants Woodland support in England is now, in the main, available through the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS). Funding is available to...
