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Rural Payments Agency (RPA) says farmers need to be aware of potential fraud as the 2015 BPS payment window opens
Over 33,000 farmers in England paid full 2015 BPS claim on the first day of the payment window
Horticultural Marketing Inspectorate investigation finds quality defects and labelling offences in fruit and veg
Around 30,000 farmers set to receive BPS payments on 1 December
The Rural Payments Agency confirms it is on track to start making full Basic Payment Scheme payments in December
Support payments to help hard-pressed UK dairy farmers manage cash flow problems start from today.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Rural Payments Agency confirms entitlement values for Basic Payment Scheme 2015
Less than a month to go before Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments to farmers in England are due to start.
The Rural Payments Agency has begun to send out a Basic Payment Scheme update leaflet to 2015 applicants
Rural communities set to benefit from £138 million for new projects to deliver local jobs and growth.
UK dairy farmers will receive one-off support payments to help with their cash-flow problems.
BPS payments for England are set in Euros and then converted into sterling. The rate for 2015 has now been set.
Updated guidance on EU greening rules has been published
From 30 September, farmers will have a single phone number to call for questions to the Rural Payments Agency or the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
The Environment Secretary calls for more CAP simplifications for farmers from the EU Agriculture Commissioner.
More than 88,000 BPS applications received as of 9 July. Rural Payments Agency is now focussed on validating and verifying claims to make sure of prompt payments in December.
Deadline for applications for Basic Payment Scheme 2015 is midnight on 10 July
HMI investigation finds quality defects and labelling offences in fruit and veg
With just 10 days to go until Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2015 closes for all applications, the Rural Payments Agency has received 87,315 applications – 478 of them in the penalty period.
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