Farmers missed out on £2.3m in payments, says RPA
The RPA has said a total of £2.33m was withheld from farm payments because of cross-compliance breaches relating to inadequate paperwork. Last year the RPA recorded 2,972 failures with cattle keepers attracting the highest number of breaches (810) for incorrect reporting of movements and animals being found without passports. An extra 711 inspections focusing on soil protection and nitrate vulnerable zone issues meant these areas generated the second highest number of failings.
Failure to keep accurate and up-to-date records, leaving temporary field heaps in position for more than 12 months or too close to watercourses, accounted for 562 breaches. RPA operations director Paul Caldwell said: “Release of these figures is just one of the ways that we help farmers and the agricultural industry as part of our ongoing commitment to support rural economies. The aim is to make farmers aware of the most common errors to help them to avoid future penalties and keep more of their vital Single Payment Scheme funds”.
Just think…Digital by Default, LEADER