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Find out what the RPA has put in place to make Countryside Stewardship a more attractive option for more farmers as they plan for the impact of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) reductions and subsequent removal.
When the BPS and CS claims window opens in March each year, it always seems like the May deadline is a long way off, but here we are in June already with the claims for this year done and dusted! Here’s our review of how the claims submission period went for our BPS and CS team this year.
All farmers and landowners who claim subsidies from DEFRA, via BPS or stewardship schemes are required to establish and/or maintain what’s known as a 2m protection zone against boundaries and watercourses.
The new and improved Countryside Stewardship scheme opened on Tuesday 9th of February for agreements to start on 1st January 2022. The scheme which is administered by the Rural Payments Agency, offers financial incentives to encourage farmers and land managers to protect and improve the natural environment.
Ahead of the new application window for Countryside Stewardship this year, the RPA have announced that there will be 2 new options available for 2021 applications.