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The 2019 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) cash rates have been confirmed by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA). BPS, greening and the young farmer payment will continue to operate for the 2020 scheme year. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers suggestions and tips for protecting farm business from issues related to business rates charged by cash-strapped local authorities . Topics discussed include the suggestion for limiting non-agricultural activities and areas used by them to reduce rates bill, the need to be certain about making tenant responsible for chargeable business rates in the tenancy agreement, the views of consultant Harry Baines of agricultural consultancy Brown and Co. on the same.