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Countryside Stewardship

The RPA Podcast: Episode 5 Transcript

Executive Summary Interview with RPA Chief Executive Paul Caldwell Paul talks about his career in the Civil Service and his time as the RPA’s Chief Executive. Paul also discusses the successes and challenges of 2022, what’s coming up in 2023 …

Ensure your land mapping data is up-to-date ahead of scheme applications and claims

Farmers are being urged to ensure their land mapping data is up-to-date before making scheme applications and claims in 2023. RPA uses digital maps to record physical land parcel boundaries and land covers, and this data is key to the …

RPA’s strong performance helps farmers and rural businesses across the country

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Red tractor ploughing fields

Recently, Defra shared an environmental land management scheme update including the full range of actions, payment rates and when they’ll be available, with a summary on the Future Farming blog.  With more exciting opportunities in existing and new schemes to …

Opportunities for Stewardship agreement holders from 2023

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Agricultural Transition, Countryside Stewardship, Environmental Stewardship
farmland and countryside

We wanted to help farmers understand the latest updates regarding their Stewardship agreements, so we are writing to all existing agreement holders to explain what the changes mean for them, and to outline some opportunities for 2023 and beyond. As …