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Farmers and land managers now have until 15 June to apply for BPS payments and to claim funding for their environmental and woodland work under other schemes
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
New measures to help farmers get back on their feet and move on from floods following extreme weather and flooding across England
Farmers and land managers have until 15 May to apply for BPS payments and claim funding for their environmental work
Over £150 million paid out to customers under Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship and almost 99% of Basic Payments Scheme payments delivered.
Farmers and land managers encouraged to apply for an agreement with simplified 2021 Countryside Stewardship scheme to help them protect the environment
Record levels of payments across Basic Payment Scheme, Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship made by the end of December
New Bill introduced to ensure farmers continue to receive Direct Payments for 2020
£1.6bn of BPS payments delivered in the first two weeks of the payment window
Farm support payments for the 2019 scheme year start landing in bank accounts
Grants of up to £750,000 available to rural firms to boost productivity and create local jobs
A network of 20,000 farms are taking action to drive down water pollution and protect the environment
Farmers and land managers in a “Payment by Results” pilot are more motivated to succeed, delivering “exceptional results” for the environment
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed the exchange rate for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2019 payments made in sterling.
Fourth national round of funding for the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund opens for applications.
Second round of funding for the popular Countryside Productivity Small Grants scheme open for applications.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Payments will be made in full to eligible farmers in agri-environment schemes who are still waiting to be paid, the government has confirmed today (19 June).
A pioneering project looking into whether temporarily flooding agricultural land around the Humber could benefit farmers and wildlife is appealing for land.
Farmers and land managers applying for BPS and claiming for CS and ES payments are urged to do so in good time ahead of the 15 May deadline.
Farmers, foresters and land managers can now apply for a range of schemes that pay for environmental benefits
The Rural Payments Agency confirms that over £1.57 billion has been paid out so far to farmers in England.
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