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Thousands get ready to claim Basic Payment Scheme 2015
Thousands get ready to claim Basic Payment Scheme 2015 The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is inviting thousands more farmers and landowners throughout England to take the first online step towards...
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Montgomeryshire Farmers question top level politicians
Left to right: FUW Montgomeryshire county chairman Mark Williams, Russell George AM, William Hague MP, Glyn Davies MP, FUW Montgomeryshire county executive officer Susan Jones and FUW land use and...
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European Commission to hear from Scottish farmers on reducing CAP burden
The meeting arranged with technical experts will aim to reduce the burden of the new CAP rules on Scottish farmers Dr Ian Duncan MEP has today secured a meeting with technical experts from Agriculture...
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More than half of BPS 2015 claims submitted as deadline approaches
Over 50 percent (44,800) of completed Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications have now been received by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) – but with two weeks remaining farmers are urged to submit their...
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Environment Secretary hails UK success in securing steps to make CAP simpler...
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss has welcomed a series of changes announced by the European Commission to make it easier for UK farmers to meet Common Agricultural Policy rules, but warned there...
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FUW opts for 54 hectare top-up payment option
The 54 hectare top-up would benefit those with around 125-hectares (300 acres) or less of eligible land around when compared with a uniform 2019 flat rate of around €176 The Farmers’ Union of Wales...
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Managing disallowance risk and DEFRA, RPA accounts
Since 2005, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has incurred a total of £642 million in financial penalties relating to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in England, according to...
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NFU welcomes progress but calls for transparent timeline on CAP payments
The Rural Payments Agency appears to be making good progress in processing claims but must be more transparent with its timeline for delivering BPS and agri-environment schemes as thousands of English...
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EU Commission to revisit CAP greening rules
The NFU has welcomed efforts by the EU Commission to gather experiences on implementing the new CAP greening rules. The new rules came into force for the first time last year and Commissioner Hogan...
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Time to reform Common Agricultural Policy – Lords EU Committee
The House of Lords EU Committee has today published a report investigating what needs to be done to boost the resilience of the farming sector in the face of challenges such as volatile prices. It...
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