tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Rural Payments Agency (RPA) 2025-07-03T12:30:03+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/150m-capital-grants-offer-returns-to-help-farmers-boost-profits 2025-07-03T12:30:03+01:00 £150m Capital Grants offer returns to help farmers boost profits The government is making a substantial investment in the future of farming, supporting cleaner rivers, healthier soils, and more resilient landscapes. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/neil-hornby-appointed-interim-chief-executive-of-the-rural-payments-agency 2025-06-19T10:00:02+01:00 Neil Hornby appointed Interim Chief Executive of the Rural Payments Agency Neil Hornby will lead the agency as the recruitment process for a permanent Chief Executive continues tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/30m-boost-for-farmers-leading-the-way-in-nature-restoration 2025-05-28T10:01:06+01:00 £30M Boost for Farmers Leading the Way in Nature Restoration Thousands of farmers will get a payment boost for restoring habitats and protecting landscapes. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/rural-boost-government-injects-nearly-350-million-into-farming-in-boost-to-britains-food-security 2024-12-11T00:01:00+00:00 Rural boost: Government injects nearly £350 million into farming in boost to Britain’s food security Government injects £343 million of funding into the rural economy last week, benefiting more than 31,000 farmers. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/first-instalment-of-new-delinked-payments-issued-to-businesses 2024-08-05T15:17:44+01:00 First instalment of new delinked payments issued to businesses  Delinked payments will continue to support farmers through to 2027 tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-opens-fund-to-support-farmers-affected-by-flooding 2024-04-11T18:10:51+01:00 Government opens fund to support farmers affected by flooding Fund will support farmers who suffered uninsurable damage to their land due to flooding earlier this year with grants of between £500 and £25,000 tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-ensures-food-production-remains-primary-purpose-of-farming 2024-03-25T00:00:00+00:00 Government ensures food production remains primary purpose of farming The government is introducing new measures to limit the amount of land farmers can take out of productive actions under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/rural-payments-agency-opens-claim-windows-for-farm-payments-for-2024 2024-03-14T00:01:06+00:00 Rural Payments Agency opens claim windows for farm payments for 2024 The claim window for existing Countryside Stewardship (CS) revenue and Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreements has opened on Thursday 14 March. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/thousands-of-applications-made-for-sustainable-farming-incentive 2024-02-14T00:01:04+00:00 Thousands of applications made for Sustainable Farming Incentive SFI has been expanded and improved based on farmers’ feedback to include 50 new actions and a 10% increase in the average value of agreements. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/rpa-continues-to-support-farmers-and-rural-businesses 2024-01-29T00:00:00+00:00 RPA continues to support farmers and rural businesses Payments help farmers deliver food security through sustainable food production alongside environmental actions to enhance and support nature tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/applications-open-for-new-4-million-fund-to-support-smaller-abattoirs 2023-12-13T11:36:40+00:00 Applications open for new £4 million fund to support smaller abattoirs The Smaller Abattoir Fund opens with £4 million available to support smaller red meat and poultry abattoirs across England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/thousands-of-farm-businesses-receive-payments-from-the-rpa 2023-12-04T17:30:35+00:00 Thousands of farm businesses receive payments from the RPA The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed that 97% of farmers have received their final BPS payment in the first few days of the payment window. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/25-million-on-offer-in-latest-round-of-countryside-stewardship-facilitation-fund 2023-10-23T14:49:41+01:00 £2.5 million on offer in latest round of Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund Farming groups and landowners encouraged to bid for share of £2.5 million Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/first-farmers-receive-sustainable-farming-incentive-early-payment 2023-10-18T12:35:20+01:00 First farmers receive Sustainable Farming Incentive early payment The first farmers to sign up for the new and improved Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) have this week received their first payment. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/applications-start-for-sustainable-farming-incentive-2023 2023-09-18T14:52:38+01:00 Applications start for Sustainable Farming Incentive 2023 The new and improved Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) has started to accept applications from today. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/extra-support-to-complete-countryside-stewardship-applications 2023-09-15T15:26:49+01:00 Extra support to complete Countryside Stewardship applications Farmers will have additional time to complete their Countryside Stewardship 2024 applications as long as applications were started by Friday 15 September. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/government-announces-application-dates-for-sustainable-farming-incentive-2023 2023-08-26T10:07:00+01:00 Government announces application dates for Sustainable Farming Incentive 2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 will accept applications from 18 September. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/deadline-for-countryside-stewardship-applications-extended 2023-08-18T10:46:09+01:00 Deadline for Countryside Stewardship applications extended The 2024 Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier agreement application deadline has been extended until the 15th September. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/advance-bps-payments-to-be-issued-to-farmers 2023-07-25T16:49:22+01:00 Advance BPS payments to be issued to farmers The Rural Payments Agency will issue the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) advance payments on 1 August. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/rural-payments-agency-update-april-2023 2023-04-14T09:46:03+01:00 Rural Payments Agency update - April 2023 Read this update for information about our schemes, including Countryside Stewardship, Environmental Stewardship, the Basic Payment Scheme and the Sustainable Farming Incentive.