Posts by Caz Johnson
Sheep and goat Keepers – Complete your Annual Inventory 2023
You must complete and return your inventory by 31 December. You will need your CPH number and the totals of all breeding sheep & lambs put to the tup, along…
Read More >DELINKED PAYMENTS
Basic Payment is being replaced by Delinked Payments from 2024. To receive Delinked payments, you must have claimed, and be eligible for, BPS 2023 in England. Your Delinked Payments Information…
Read More >Delinked payments – Cross Compliance – Dates for this month’s diary – SFI 2023
Delinked Payments RPA plan to introduce delinked payments in 2024. The last payments under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in England will be made for the 2023 scheme year. Delinked…
Read More >Sustainable Farming Incentive
The SFI scheme application window is open with 23 Actions covering soil management, moorland, hedgerows, pest management, nutrient management, wildlife enhancement, and low input grassland. You can choose options to…
Read More >Key Dates
Some key dates to be aware of31 August This is the deadline for making certain changes to a Countryside Stewardship (CS) revenue claim declaration that was submitted before midnight on…
Read More >Key Dates
18 August The deadline for applying for Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier and Wildlife Offers (GOV.UK) 31 August The deadline for making certain changes to a Countryside Stewardship revenue claim declaration…
Read More >BPS 2023 Advanced Payments released
RPA have started to pay the first instalment of BPS 2023 payments – with many clients reporting of this arriving yesterday, 1st August. The payments will be up to 50%…
Read More >Calf Housing for Health and Welfare
The Animal Health and Welfare Infrastructure grant will launch shortly with the Calf Housing for Health and Welfare grant. Initially, the grant will be available for cattle keepers to co-fund new…
Read More >Key Dates – From Farming Advice Scheme
1 August For any land located in a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ), this is the start of the closed period for applying organic manure with a high, readily available nitrogen…
Read More >Sustainable Farming Incentive 2023
Other things to note… Applications are expected to open in August 2023, with a closing date announced soon after. SFI will not immediately include any payments for capital items to…
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