Expression of Interest Window Dates

The SAF deadline has now been extended to 15th June 2020 and all subsequent deadlines which follow will also be extended by a month, including for submitting supporting evidence.

Please be aware that the BPS ‘land at your disposal’ date remains 15 May 2020.

You can now transfer BPS entitlements through sale, lease or inheritance via your RPW online account. The recipient of entitlements transferred by sale or lease must meet the Active Farmer requirements (see SAF Rules for details).
Due to the covid pandemic, the deadline has been moved from 30 April to 15 May 2020.

The three crop rule crop diversification requirements for the 2020 BPS year will no longer apply. Seed receipts need not be submitted however Ecological Focus Area requirements remain in place.

The system cannot be changed at this late date to stop warnings appearing on the SAF when the three crop rule is not met - a message will therefore appear and can be ignored.

Due to the covid pandemic, RPW have confirmed that the deadline for Glastir Small Grants: Landscape and Pollinators capital works has been extended to 30 September 2020 so that work can be conducted in September after the hedge cutting closed period.

The 9th Expression of Interest window is now open for the GWC scheme.
The scheme provides financial support for capital works including planting, fencing and in certain circumstances, annual maintenance and premium payments.
You must contact a registered planner to discuss your proposals and they must then complete and submit an EOI on your behalf.
The land put forward to be planted must be registered with the Rural Payment Wales Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) and be under your full management control.
See here for further information and to express an interest.

If you are required to submit a full Sustainable Production Grant (SPG) application and are struggling to complete the paperwork, for example the three quotations for work, as builders aren’t visiting farms or consultants are delayed to undertake nutrient management plans, RPW have stated that “the current advice is that farmers should continue to submit their applications. If you are unable to submit all of the documentation required, you should notify the RPW Customer Contact Centre immediately”.

The next funding application for training will open on 4 May and close on 26 June 2020.

Those registering for the first time in order to apply for a funded training course or update their account details should contact Farming Connect before 5pm on 22 June 2020.

Dŵr Cymru have relaunched their free and confidential Pesticide Disposal Scheme for farmers, growers, gamekeepers, foresters and land managers to safely dispose of any wanted or out of date pesticides and herbicides.
See here for further information on how to register.
Participants that took part in 2019 can take part again in 2020 and dispose of 30L/Kg of eligible products for free.