Subscribers Only 27 February 2019 BPS or June Survey Areas, which are Correct? Since the revision of the CAP in 2015, when Greening was introduced, the claim form for direct payments has become To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 April 2018 BPS Roundup As the 2018 BPS ‘claim season’ is nearing its end, just a few reminders. The deadline for applications to be submitted, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 5 April 2018 Hedge Layer Guidance The RPA has published new guidance on how to check and change hedge information, this can be found at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/696039/How_to_check_and_change_your_hedge_information.pdf. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 March 2018 Basic Payment Scheme 2017 BPS Payment Update Bridging Payments are due to start being made on 4th April and will arrive in bank To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 14 March 2018 Scottish BPS 2018 Applications The 2018 Single Application Form (SAF) window opens on 15th March in Scotland. All guidance can be found on Rural To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 March 2018 2018 BPS Application Window The 2018 BPS application window in England is now open. Guidance All the scheme guidance, forms and continuation booklets can To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 February 2018 BPS Land Use Screen As written previously, the 2018 BPS application window will not open until mid-March; no definite date has yet been announced. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 February 2018 BPS Application Delay The RPA’s Chief Executive, Paul Caldwell, has announced that BPS applications in England will not now open until ‘mid March’. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 January 2018 Scotland BPS Loan Update Rural Economy Secretary, Fergus Ewing, has announced the 2017 BPS Loan Scheme will close on 9th February. So far 13,000 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 January 2018 BPS ‘Bridging’ Payments The Farm Minister, George Eustice, has announced that bridging payments will be made available to those in England who have To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 January 2018 Greening Factsheet In light of the Greening rule changes which have been announced for the 2018 BPS, we have updated our Greening To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 January 2018 BPS Update – Jan ’18 Active Farmer Test The Active Farmer rule is being abolished in England as from the 2018 BPS year. No decisions To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 16 January 2018 Greening Update DEFRA has confirmed a number of further updates to the Greening rules for 2018. Our article back in August (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/2018-greening-rules-confirmed/) To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 16 January 2018 Online Entitlements and Land Transfers The RPA has switched on the the functionality to allow online transfers of land and also entitlements for the 2018 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 5 January 2018 Gove and Future Farm Support Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference, the DEFRA Secretary, Michael Gove, has provided some clarity around the future of farm To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 5 January 2018 BPS Updates for England Payments Michael Gove has reported that 91% of claimants received their 2017 BPS payment by the end of December. We To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 5 January 2018 Welsh BPS Updates Changes to Land In Wales, the Field Management (FM4) paper forms used to to report changes to land have been To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 December 2017 BPS Payment Update – Dec ’17 The RPA has announced that, as at the 20th December, 84% of claimants had received their 2017 BPS. This equates To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 December 2017 BPS 2017 Payment Progress The RPA has announced it paid 63% of eligible BPS claimants in England between 1st and 6th of December. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
