Search

The article discusses the Angus Growers Ltd. v. Scottish Ministers case, wherein Angus appealed under the Common Agricultural Policy Non-International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Support Schemes Regulations that the Great Britain Rural Payments Agency (RPA) misapplied Article (Art.) 25(b) for withdrawing Angus as producer organization (PO). The court examines the rule and found no substantial breach under Art. 25. The court allows to withdraw Angus as PO by January 1, 2008.

The article presents news briefs on the agricultural sector in Great Britain as of May 2006. The Rural Payments Agency has provided the latest information to farmers on how to code and manage insurance set-aside when completing their single payment 5 application form. Farm shops and butchers might be arrested after traders were seen selling fake organic meat products to customers. Based on the report by the Affordable Rural Housing Commission, at least 11,000 affordable houses are needed to be built in the market towns and villages of the country.

The article presents news briefs on the agriculture sector in Great Britain as of April 2006. Several farmers have reported some errors in the paperwork they have received from the Rural Payments Agency. The British Potato Council has been concerned over a number of seed potato growers who are being put off signing up to the industry's ring rot safe haven certification scheme. Farmer Steve Mitchell has set up a herd of 150 Asian buffalo in 2005 to meet buffalo demand in the country.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including the practice of subtracting 2 kilograms in weighing lambs at livestock marts, the slaughter policy by Great Britain's chief scientific adviser David King to prevent foot-and-mouth disease and the delays in granting farmers with their single farm payment by the Rural Payments Agency.

The article presents news briefs on agriculture in Great Britain as of February 3, 2006. The Rural Payments Agency's Customer Service Centre will not offer a service to deal with payment and entitlement inquiries until March 6. A study conducted by the periodical Farmers Weekly found that more women are enrolling for agriculture and land-based courses in 2005. Officials of the Department of Agriculture in Northern Ireland are proposing an upper limit on the total amount of nitrogen that farmers can apply to their land.

The article offers tips for farmers on filling for the 2007 Single Farm Payment (SFP) scheme in Great Britain. It emphasizes that farmers should pay close attention to the payment preference specified on the front cover in part B. It says that care is important in checking the figures in the form especially where farmers have been involved in transfer of entitlements and land which may not have all been registered with the British Rural Payments Agency (RPA) at the time the forms were printed.

The article offers news briefs on the agricultural industry in Europe. The Scottish executive has supported a campaign of the National Farmers Union Scotland to overturn the ban imposed on the use of cypermethrin sheep dip. The first consignments of British beef has started in France. The "Cross Compliance Handbook for England: 2006 Edition Supplement," has been issued by the British Rural Payments Agency.

The article offers news briefs on the agricultural sector in Great Britain as of April 2006. The Rural Payments Agency has published an entitlement calculator on its Web site that will help to explain how farmers can get from their historic reference amount to the figures on their statements. Welsh rural affairs minister Carwyn Jones has announced that only a portion of the testing costs for bovine tuberculosis will be covered by the Welsh government. Farmers need to consider the advantages of precision protein formulations according to a survey conducted by Forum Bioscience.

Presents an update on the agricultural sector in Great Britain as of October 2005. Expected increase in royalty charges for farm-saved seed; Advantages of the implementation of a fixed exchange rate for converting single farm payments from euros to sterling; Admonition issued by the Rural Payments Agency regarding the national reserve application of farmers.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues of the periodical "Farmers Weekly." Reaction to the claim of the British Rural Payments Agency that the handling of the introduction of the single payment scheme was successful; Views on the Schechita method of slaughtering animals; Effectiveness of using homeopathic listeria powder to prevent or cure listeria eye in cows on big bale grass silage.

Presents an update on issues related to the farming industry in Great Britain as of November 5, 2004. Rejection by millers of grain as a result of poor quality crops; Windfall for the shareholders of Grainfarmers; Request for farmers to respond to a letter from the British Rural Payments Agency.

The author discusses his views regarding the mid-term review in Great Britain. Margarett Beckett advised farmers that further decisions will only be announced after Parliament's summer recess. The policy vacuum makes it impossible for farmers to make necessary decisions in an informed manner. The British Rural Payments Agency will be the one to implement the scheme and make Beckett's decisions work. The allocation of entitlements and reference amounts should by provided by the European Council.

The article reports on the failure of the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) of Great Britain to reply to emails from farmers with queries related to the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS). Topics discussed include the views of Richard Wordsworth, senior BPS adviser with the National Farmers' Union (NFU), on it, the efforts of NFU to deal with members with issues related to BPS claims, and the interest-free BPS loans for farmers in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The author reports on the potato yields on her farm and the answers to her queries to the Rural Payments Agency.

The article offers information on topics related to the Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier 2018 application by farmers and land managers in Great Britain. Topics mentioned include the deadline for the application submission, the requirements for the application, and the role of Great Britain Rural Payments Agency on the Mid-Tier 2018 application.

The article focuses on prioritising efforts by Great Britain's Rural Payments Agency to settle all remaining basic payment scheme claims as soon as possible as of June 2018. Topics discussed include claims of beating the European Union payment target; improving its communications and speed of payment delivery; and views of Stuart Roberts, vice-president at National Farmers' Union, on the impacts on farms in terms of cash flow and business planning.

The article Rural Payments helpline was down for more than two hours on the eve of the deadline for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2018 applications. It states that according to Rural Payments Agency, the helpline was experiencing technical problems and those seeking assistance were not able to get in contact, and mentions that problems with the helpline has come at a crucial time for farmers who are yet to submit their 2018 BPS application.

The article offers information on the inability of Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in saving the farmers and delivering its services in a post-Brexit era. Topics discussed include problems in getting support payments out to farmers; non payment to farmers under basic payment scheme; and the comments of Neil Parish, chairman of the RPA.

The article discusses landowners' organization Country Land & Business Association (CLA) has urged the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to open drop-in centres Great Britain to help farmers submitting their single farm payment applications. It mentions that the drop-in centres are important for farmers and their agents as some documents for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) claims cannot be submitted online according to Mark Bridgeman, deputy president at CLA.

The article informs that the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has opened six drop-in centres across Great Britain which can be accessed by farmers and landowners in the region to submit their 2018 Basic Payment claims. It mentions that the RPA has decided to open the centres after calls from farmers and lobbying from farm organisation National Farmers' Union (NFU). It also mentions that farmers and agents can find step-by-step guides on Gov.Uk's website on transferring land.

The article reports that the farmers and growers are waiting to receive lifeblood support money from the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) under the Basic Payment Scheme in Great Britain.

The article reports on a new "hedge layer" introduced by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) in Great Britain in 2018 that aims to show the length and location of any hedges that are eligible to count towards their ecological focus area (EFA) obligation. It is said that the ban on the use of plant protection products on nitrogen-fixing crops and fallow will see more farmers looking to use hedges as EFAs in 2018.

The article reports on the reaction of farmers to the British Rural Payments Agency's (RPA) pre-dawn text message announcing the opening of the 2018 Basic Payment Scheme application.

The article announces that the British Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has opened the online application for the 2018 Basic Payment Scheme for England for farmers and land agents.

The article reports that thousands of farmers and landowners in England have not yet received their Basic Payment cash for 2017 from the Rural Payments Agency as of March 9, 2018.

The article presents the author's views on his experience of asking the British Rural Payments Agency to find his missing field called Dell Close, highlighting the RPA's use of helicopter to conduct a geological survey to find the field.

The author, a British farmer, discusses the challenges he faced in his dealings with the Rural Payments Agency (RPA). Particular focus is on the absence of an entire pasture from the owner's farm details listed on the RPA website, resulting from a remapping of the area as per European Union regulations. Other topics include difficulties in acquiring the RPA code to the website, the need to file paperwork to reclaim the pasture, and British agricultural policy under Secretary Michael Gove.

The author describes an incident in which he received an electronic mail from the British Rural Payments Agency on what he perceived as a fencing violation. He discloses that he had changed the area of his field following a fence rebuilding project when a cattle broke a corner post. He also reveals that the European Union satellite remotely surveys pastures and fields for potential violations.

The article presents the author's views on the lack of enforcement policy from the British Rural Payments Agency (RPA) as of January 2018, dealing with topics including his experience of having an RPA staff visit his smallholding.

The article offers highlights on the agricultural industry in Great Britain in 2017. Topics discussed include resignation of Mark Grimshaw, chief executive officer at Rural Payments Agency; increase in cases of bovine tuberculosis on British farms; and announcing customs agreement by Great Britain government to allow trade in European Union.

The article reports on the payment of more than 54,000 farmers in England of their 2017 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) money in the first week of the payment window as announced by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA).

The article reports the pressure faced by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) for outlining its Basic Payments Scheme (BPS) plan on account of the financial return uncertainty faced by farmers. The opinions of the vice-president of the National Farmers' Union (NFU), Guy Smith and the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Tenant Farmers' Association (TFA), George Dunn regarding RPA's plans are presented.

The article offers information on Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) rates focusing on the payment inspections of Rural Payments Authority (RPA) of Great Britain.

The article offers information on the inspection of farms and why there is a fearfulness for Rural Payments Agency (RPA) inspection. It mentions the types of inspection that includes annual farm assurance check-up and machinery safety inspections. The article also mentions the need to overhaul RPA inspection. Topics include farmers penalization for nectar margin, farmer taxation and Countryside Stewardship.

The article discusses discontinuation of Great Britain's Rural Payments Agency's (RPA) computerised Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) for farmers to pay the EU subsidy by the government. Topics discussed include replacement of the single payment scheme (SPS) of 2005 to RPA digital service, introduction of a new control on information technology (IT) projects by the Government Digital Service (GDS) and launch of a testing phase public beta version by RPA and GDS to get the feedback of formers.

The article talks about the new report on farm payment system submitted by the National Audit Office (NAO) of Great Britain. The NAO has asked the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to scrap the faulty farm payments system. NAO has said that the RPA has provided a masterclass in government IT mismanagement. The NAO estimates that the agency made overpayments to the tune of nearly 55 million pounds.

The article discusses a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report which states that British farmers are still receiving incorrect subsidy payments despite major information technology (IT) investment to rectify the fault. The single payment scheme was set up by the Rural Payments Agency in 2005 to efficiently distribute European Union (EU) subsidies, but IT faults resulted in farmers receiving an extra 20m pound in 2005 and 17.4m pound in 2006.

The article presents information on the failure of the Great Britain's Rural Payments Agency's Single Payments System (SPS). The scheme for handling farm subsidies was introduced in 2005 in response to changes in the European Common Agricultural Policy. But the system was beset with difficulties. The Public Accounts Committee chairman Edward Leigh said that the SPS implementation was a masterclass in bad decision-making, poor planning and incomplete testing of information technology systems.

The article reports on the statement by Johnston McNeil, former head of the British Rural Payments Agency regarding the role of the ministers in the Single Payment Scheme. At a private meeting of the rural affairs committee of the British House of Commons, he stated that senior civil servants at the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs had informed the ministers of the impending risks of the payment program for farmers before its failure.

The article reports on the denial of responsibility by Accenture Inc. for the failure of the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) of Great Britain to pay subsidies to British farmer on time. Helen Ghosh, permanent secretary at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, told the sub-committee of the Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee that the system was so risk-averse it had ground to a halt.

The article reports that the Rural Payments Agency in Great Britain has warned farmers that its computer systems will only be able to process subsidies on time by 2007. Interim chief executive Tony Cooper has pointed out to problems with data quality from he Rural Land Register, a computerized mapping service that it uses to verify claims.

The article reports on the recommendation by the National Audit Office (NAO) regarding the urgent evaluation of the Gateway project review process in Great Britain in 2006. The NAO's recommendation was prompted by the decision by the Rural Payments Agency to go ahead with an ailing information technology system even though it received three red-light warnings of problems.

The article reports that the British Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is facing considerable criticism for delayed payment of farm subsidies and spiraling technology costs. The agency is paying farmers 80 percent of unchecked claims on an interim basis. David Taylor, a member of the British Parliament, has said that the review of problems at the RPA must include an assessment of the success or, otherwise of the specification, designs, development, implementation and operation of the information technology systems.

The article reports that the Rural Payments Agency, in charge of dispensing Great Britain's farm subsidies, has been exposed as a den of depravity. One employee was fired and another demoted after talk of people having sex in the bathrooms, jumping naked from filing cabinets, holding breakdancing contests and vomiting into cups.

The article reports that Accenture Inc. has denied responsibility for the failure of the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to pay British farmer subsidies on time. The supplier blames the problems on the RPA's wider business processes and says it delivered the system as specified. Accenture director Peter Holmes told the sub-committee of the Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee this week that the company's contract was to deliver a system that met a specification and to demonstrate that the system met that specification, which it did, and then help with the implementation.

The article reports that Accenture Inc. will give evidence to the Members of British Parliament on July 10, 2006 about the cause of the Rural Payments Agency's failure to pay out vital subsidies to British farmers on time. Company representatives will be cross-examined over the failure, which resulted in agency's chief executive Johnston McNeil being removed from his post. Then the committee will grill Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs secretary Helen Ghosh. Ghosh admitted being warned of difficulties.

The article reports that maize growers are advised to plan harvest and clamp management to avoid losing valuable feed material with an increase in yields in some regions. It mentions that in feeding trials such an approach contributed towards dry matter, starch content and neutral detergent fibre (NDF). It also highlights upgradation of digital maps by the Rural Payments Agency (RPA).

The article reports on the impact of Rural Payments Agency (RPA), an executive agency of Great Britain Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), watercourse ruling on farming lives across the country.

The article reflects on how to apply for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in 2017. Topics discussed include completion of a paper BP5 form; read the "Basic Payment Scheme: Rules for 2017" when applying for new entitlements as a young farmer or the young farmer payment with British Rural Payments Agency; and check the online maps of land on the Rural Payments service.