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...LATEST NEWS 04/07/08 ~ Defra have added an update to their website regarding the EU’s proposals for set-aside for 2009 03/07/08 ~ Written statement by Hilary Benn on the Single Payment Scheme 03/07/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 26/06/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 23/06/08 ~ RPA publishes three year strategy and business plan 19/06/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 13/06/08 ~ More choice for SPS claimants 11/06/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 04/06/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 30/05/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme Reminder 30/05/08 ~ Update to Cross Compliance literature and reminder for claimants on Statutory Authorities 21/05/08 ~ Common Agricultural Policy "health check" reforms 21/05/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 21/05/08 ~ Amendments to the EU School Milk Subsidy Scheme 21/05/08 ~ Reminder regarding the closure of the Older Cattle Disposal Scheme 19/05/08 ~ SPS 2008 Application form FAQ updated 19/05/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 02/05/08 ~ 2007 Entitlements Statements FAQs updated 06/05/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 01/05/08 ~ Interest Payments for 2005 SPS Customers 25/04/08 ~ Cross Compliance Inspection Statistics for 2007 18/04/08 ~ Reappointments to the Independent Agricultural Appeals Panel 18/04/08 ~ Interest Payments for 2006 SPS Customers 18/04/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 09/04/08 ~ Hill Farm Allowance Explanatory Booklet 2009 08/04/08 ~ Full Hill Farm Allowance payments begin 01/04/08 ~ Application period for temporary reallocation of milk quota due to a herd movement restriction 31/03/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 28/03/08 ~ Customer Service Centre new call back service and opening hours 27/03/08 ~ Increase in Milk Quotas from 1 April 2008 20/03/08 ~ NFSCo hails RPA’s National Fallen Stock Scheme achievements 17/03/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 12/03/08 ~ Interest Payments for 2005 SPS Customers 11/03/08 ~ Interest Payments for 2006 SPS Customers 07/03/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 05/03/08 ~ SPS 2008 Application form FAQ 03/03/08 ~ Reminder - Transfer of Single Payment Scheme entitlements 29/02/08 ~ Consultation on Single Payment Scheme (SPS) aspects of EU fruit and vegetable and wine reform 28/02/08 ~ Hill Farm Allowance 2008 - Partial payments update 29/02/08 ~ Interest Payments for 2005 SPS Customers 25/02/08 ~ Amendment to the Hill Farm Allowance (HFA) 2008 Explanatory Booklet 22/02/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2007 payment update 19/02/08 ~ SPS 2008 - Guidance on adding additional land parcels 18/02/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 13/02/08 ~ 2008 Hill Farm Allowance payments begin 15/02/08 ~ Sugar re-structuring - payment of aid 22/02/08 ~ Interest Payments for SPS 2006 Customers 11/02/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 11/02/08 ~ Northampton store breaches trading rules 06/02/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2007 payment update 05/02/08 ~ SBI Barcode Labels 30/01/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 28/01/08 ~ Defra announcement on EU Agriculture Council’s decision to replace the Single Payment Scheme ‘10-month rule’ 25/01/08 ~ Interest Payments for 2005 SPS Customers 25/01/08 ~ Interest Payments for 2006 SPS Customers 18/01/08 ~ Guidance on Entitlements 16/01/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 09/01/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 02/01/08 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2007 payment update 28/12/07 ~ Third Countries Information and Promotions 21/12/07 ~ The SPS aspects of reform of the EU fruit and vegetable regime is agreed 19/12/07 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2007 Payment Update 18/12/07 ~ Written statement by Hilary Benn on Single Payment Scheme 21/12/07 ~ Christmas and New Year Helpline opening times 10/12/07 - Live testing of SPS payments 06/12/07 - SPS entitlements revalued for 2007 scheme year 30/11/07 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2006 – payment update 27/11/07 ~ Reappointment of members of the the Independent Agriculture Appeals Panel 20/11/07 ~ SPS Policy Update issued 07/11/07 ~ FMD Hill Farm Payments Scheme update 31/10/07 ~ RPA Makes FMD Hill Farm Scheme payments 31/10/07 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2006 – Payment Update. 29/10/07 ~ New scheme opens for Private Storage Aid: Pigmeat 26/10/07 ~ CTS Online & CTS Web Services availability 23/10/07 ~ Applying for Beet Growers Initiative Scheme 22/10/07 ~ RPA On-Farm Inspections 19/10/07 ~ Non-Food Set-Aside and Aid for Energy Crops Scheme update. 17/10/07 ~ Interest Payments for SPS 2005 Customers 12/10/07 ~ Aid Scheme for hill farmers due to FMD quarantine restrictions 12/10/07 ~ Sugar restructuring - Beet growers initiative scheme (updated) 03/10/07 ~ Bluetongue & Foot and Mouth Disease Update 28/09/07 ~ 2007 SPS Exchange Rate 28/09/07 - Defra announcement on EU Council’s decision to set a 0% rate of set-aside for 2008 27/09/07 - Cross Compliance – Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) 3 – Waterlogged Land 27/09/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 21/09/07~ Foot and Mouth Disease Update 10/09/07 - Waterlogged land - further Cross Compliance exemption extension 10/09/07 ~ Representative yields for Non-Food crops grown on Set-Aside land 2007 05/09/07 ~ Foot and Mouth Disease – Impact of stock movement restrictions on compliance with agri-environment agreements 29/08/07 ~ Waterlogged land - Cross Compliance exemption extension 29/08/07 ~ Abolition of Fruit Vegetable & Potato (FVP) Authorisations – FAQ 22/08/07 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2006 Modulation Refund Payments 24/08/07 ~ External Trade – Changes to distribution of Notices to Traders 15/08/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 15/08/07 ~ Funds available for the promotion of certain agricultural products on the internal market 15/08/07 ~ Common land rights and the Single Payment Scheme – Stakeholder meeting notes 14/08/07 ~ Aid for energy crops/non food set-aside exceptional weather derogation - 2007 15/08/07 ~ RPA 2006 - 2007 Annual Report and Accounts published 13/08/07 ~ Foot and Mouth Disease – Impact of stock movement restrictions on compliance with agri-environment agreements 08/08/07 ~ Set-aside - Derogation to allow grazing on set-aside due to Foot and Mouth movement restrictions 01/08/07 ~ Defra statement on Set-Aside 01/08/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 01/08/07 ~ Interest Payments for Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2005 Customers 31/07/07 ~ Milk Quotas Levy 2006/07 25/07/07 ~ Waterlogged land - Cross compliance derogation extension 20/07/07 ~ Set-aside 0% rate proposal for 2008 scheme year 18/07/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 12/07/07 ~ Parliamentary written statement by Secretary of State Hilary Benn 13/07/07 ~ Cross Compliance and Set Aside derogations 04/07/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 02/07/07 ~ Written statement by Hilary Benn on the Single Payment Scheme 02/07/07 ~ Waterlogged soil press release 27/06/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 26/06/07 ~ Written statement by Lord Rooker on the Rural Payment Agency 20/06/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 13/06/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 06/06/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 30/05/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 23/05/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 21/05/07 ~ SPS 2007 Application Forms - Final deadline midnight Saturday 9 June 16/05/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 15/05/07 ~ Written statement by David Miliband on the Single Payment Scheme 11/05/07 ~ The 2007 Land use codes FAQ has been updated 09/05/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 02/05/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 02/05/07 - Fruit & Vegetable Reform - external consultation paper issued 30/04/07 ~ Interest Payments for Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2005 Customers 25/04/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 20/04/07 ~ 2007 SPS Application form FAQ's updated 18/04/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 11/04/07 ~ 2007 Hill Farm Allowance - Full payments now being made 11/04/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 05/04/07 ~ SPS FAQ's updated 05/04/07 ~ The HFA 2008 scheme booklet has been published 04/04/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 28/03/07 ~ Roll-out of 2007 Hill Farm Payments begins 28/03/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 24/04/07 ~ Agent Authorisation Form SP 9 - 2007 - Reminder 22/03/07 ~ Transfer of entitlements & National Reserve FAQs updated. 22/03/07 ~ Deadline for transferring entitlements with land 21/03/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 19/03/07 ~ Hunter Review of RPA published 16/03/07 ~ SPS Appeal Procedure User Guide Published 14/03/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 07/03/07 ~ Transferring ENG RES entitlements following merger or scission 07/03/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 06/03/07 ~ Transfer of Single Payment Scheme entitlements - Reminder 01/03/07 ~ Sugar Support Payment Update 28/02/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 26/02/07 ~ HFA2007 declaration deadline extended 22/02/07 ~ Written statement by David Miliband on the Single Payment Scheme 22/02/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 14/02/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 14/02/07 ~ Introduction of Customs Warehousing Procedures for Exports of Beef with Special Export Refund 13/02/07 ~ SPS National Reserve – potential impact of non-usage of English Reserve entitlements. 07/02/07 ~ 2006 Single Payment Scheme payment Update 31/01/07 ~ Payments made under the 2006 Single Payment Scheme 29/01/07 ~ Change to responsibilities for carrying out Cross Compliance inspections 26/01/07 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 23/01/07 ~ Funds Available for the Promotion of Certain Agricultural Products of EU Origin 18/01/07 ~ Interest Payments for Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2005 Customers 16/01/07 ~ Guidance for Cross Border farmers 16/01/07 ~ Live testing of SPS payments 11/01/07 ~ Older Cattle Disposal Scheme (OCDS) press notice 12/01/07 ~ Guidance on Entitlements pages 10/01/07 ~ Claims for HFA 2007 – 19 January declaration deadline looming 10/01/07 ~ SPS Entitlements revalued for 2006 scheme year 22/12/06 ~ Single payment scheme: Additional sugar support 22/12/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2005: Horticultural (FVP) Authorisation Allocation 15/12/06 ~ Claims for HFA 2007 – Deadline for completion and return of the Declaration 13/12/06 ~ Land transfers on 2007 SPS applications 12/12/06 ~ Interest Payments for Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2005 Customers 06/12/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 24/11/06 ~ Interest Payments for Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2005 Customers 10/11/06 ~ Set-aside Update and Cross Compliance Supplement issued for 2007 08/11/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 08/11/06 ~ Sugar Reform – Payment of Compensation 30/10/2006 ~ RPA 2005 - 2006 Annual Report and Accounts published 18/10/06 ~ RPA statement on NAO report 12/10/06 ~ Update on Hill Farm Allowance (HFA) Payments 11/10/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 21/11/06 ~ RPA Operating Business Plan 2006 - 07 04/10/06 ~ Interest Payments for Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 2005 Customers 29/09/06 - 2006 SPS Exchange Rate 27/09/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 22/09/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme 2005 Modulation Refund Payments 22/09/06 ~ Announcement on Sugar Reform and the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) 13/09/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 06/09/06 ~ Computer upgrade to adjust SPS entitlements 05/09/06 ~ Update to the Cross Compliance Handbook for England (2006 edition supplement) 08/09/06 ~ Guidance for Inspectors (new link added) 01/09/06 ~ Advanced warning - RPA website maintenance 30/08/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 24/08/06 ~ Single Payments Scheme partial payments 30/08/06 ~ Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payment figures show £1.8 billion paid out in subsidy 22/08/06 ~ Set-Aside – Derogations Q&A's updated 16/08/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 11/08/06 ~ Set-Aside Derogation to allow grazing of Set-Aside land 09/08/06 ~ Single Payments Scheme partial payments 09/08/06 ~ RPA Newcastle inquiry report 03/08/06 ~ Action to clear up SPS overpayments 02/08/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 02/08/06 ~ Soil Protection Review FAQ 02/08/06 ~ Soil Protection Review deadline looming 31/07/06 ~ Single Payments Scheme partial payments 31/07/06 ~ Milk Quotas Levy 2005/06 28/07/06 ~ Set-Aside FAQs updated 28/07/06 ~ Single Payments Scheme partial payments 03/10/06 ~ Cross Compliance guidance for Inspectors updated 19/07/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 12/07/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 18/07/06 ~ Hill Farm Allowance (HFA) Payments. 11/07/06 ~ Set Aside Management Reminder 05/07/06 ~ Last date for receipt of 2006 SPS Application Forms 05/07/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 05/07/06 ~ Written statement by David Miliband Defra Secretary of State 30/06/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme partial payments latest 29/06/06 ~ RPA makes additional partial payments 28/06/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 27/06/06 ~ RPA makes more partial payments 23/06/06 ~ Late Claims FAQ 22/06/06 ~ SPS Deadline Extension 22/06/06 ~ Secretary of State statement 21/06/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 20/06/06 ~ Automated Service for RLE1 Forms 16/06/06 ~ Hill Farm Allowance (HFA) Payments 16/06/06 ~ Hill Farm Allowance (HFA) Payments FAQs updated. 14/06/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 12/06/06 ~ RPA makes more partial payments 12/06/06 ~ SPS Partial Payments FAQ page updated 09/06/06 ~ D-Day for 2006 SPS application forms 07/06/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 31/05/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 25/05/06 ~ SPS computer system upgrade 24/05/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 24/05/06 ~ SPS Application 31st May Reminder Updated 25/05/06 ~ Ordering SP5 continuation sheets 18/05/06 ~ SPS 2006 application form envelopes 17/05/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 16/05/06 ~ Set-Aside FAQs updated 12/05/06 ~ SPS Partial Payments FAQ Updated 12/05/06 ~ 2006 SPS Application- Reminder 11/05/06 - 2006 SPS Application Form FAQ Update 10/05/06~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 09/05/06 - Partial Payments FAQ Update 09/05/06 ~ Written statement from David Miliband, Defra Secretary of State 05/05/06 ~ 2006 SPS Application Deadline Penalties relaxed until 1 June 03/05/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) update 02/05/06 - Extended opening hours for Customer Service Centre 28/04/06 ~ Blank 2006 SP5 Application Forms available 28/04/06 ~ Letter from Mark Addison 27/04/06 ~ 2006 SPS Application Form FAQs updated 27/04/06 ~ Set - Aside FAQs (SPS) updated 26/04/06 ~ Single Payments Scheme (SPS) update 21/04/06 ~ SPS 2006 application form update 21/04/06 ~ Transfer of Entitlements 2006 Deadline 23rd April 19/04/06 ~ SPS Partial Payment FAQ page published 19/04/06 ~ Single Payments Scheme (SPS) update 19/04/06 ~ Written Statement to the House by Secretary of State 13/04/06 ~ SPS 2006 application form (Amended) 13/04/06 ~ 2006 SPS Application Form FAQ page published 13/04/06 ~ SPS 2006 application form - additional guidance 12/04/06 ~ Entitlements Statements FAQ page published 12/04/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) Weekly Update 10/04/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) Customer Contact / Service Centre opening hours 05/04/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) Weekly Update 03/04/06 ~ Entitlements calculator launched 30/03/06 ~ Transfer of entitlements deadline extended 29/03/06 ~ Single Payment Scheme (SPS) Weekly Update 07/03/06 ~ Deadline for Transfer of Milk Quota for the 2005/06 quota year 09/02/06 ~ Funds Available for the Promotion of Certain Agricultural Products of EU Origin 08/02/06 ~ RLE1 form to replace IACS 22 form for registering land changes 31/01/06 ~ A Defra news release has been issued giving an SPS Payments update 15/11/05 ~ SPS Information for Farmers and Growers in England, October 2005 update 25/10/05 ~ National Reserve application deadline reminder 06/10/05 ~ Defra takes further action to ensure payments to farmers in February 2006 03/10/05 ~ Defra announces arrangements for set-aside and the ten month rule in 2006. 23/01/06 ~ Imports of Fresh Apples under CN Code 08081080 08/01/08 ~ External Trade – Spam filters blocking Notice to Traders e-mail alerts

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