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We pay out over £2 billion each year to support a thriving farming and food sector, supporting agricultural and rural communities to create a better place to live. RPA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food...
How to register and update your personal, business and land details on the Rural Payments service.
Update your details with the Rural Payments Agency to keep claiming payments for your farm land
Payments for farmers who carry out eligible agricultural activities, what you need to know and do before you can apply for an annual payment.
Find out if you’re eligible for delinked payments, how they’re calculated and when you’ll receive them.
How to check your digital land maps and update or correct any changes made by the Rural Payments Agency.
Check for maintenance and downtime of the Rural Payments service over the next 4 weeks
The claim window for existing Countryside Stewardship (CS) revenue and Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreements has opened on Thursday 14 March.
Read information about what to do if a customer registered with the Rural Payments service dies.
Read about updates made to the Rural Payments service.
Countryside Stewardship (CS) schemes applied for from 2016 up to 2023: use the relevant manual to meet the requirements of your CS agreement.
Payments help farmers deliver food security through sustainable food production alongside environmental actions to enhance and support nature
Apply online for a CPH number for land or buildings you'll use to keep livestock, including those kept as pets, in England.
Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applicants should use this form to query a BPS payment or a Delinked Payments Information Statement.
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.
Find out how to contact the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) about SFI.
What farmers, foresters and land managers need to know and do before applying for a Countryside Stewardship grant, and how to manage a grant agreement.
Information for farmers about inspections the Rural Payments Agency carries out on land areas, parcel boundaries, crop types and environmental focus areas.
The Rural Payments Agency annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022.
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