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What's the info regarding amalgamating existing Mid Tier Agreements into the SFI? The same options, with the same payment rates now appear in both, but the Stewardship payment is still one lump sum , whereas SFI is 3 monthly, making cashflow managemnet easier. Anyone any info? Great planning...

Which items have been doubled? And to what rate?

I know all about this, sadly

You need to tell them they're pushing your business to the wire with their tardiness. They'll jump then.

Keep complaining, stress "I know it's not your fault, but can I please speak to someone who can help". You should get some joy eventually. Make it plain that their actions are hurting your business and putting you under stress.

A 4 day week whilst 'Working From Home'......holy moly.....we'll be lucky to get 12 'actual' working hours a week! I noticed a contradiction in the spec re hedging last Spring, I rang to clarify, and offered a simple, obvious solution, when I eventually got a call back from a sensible manager...

We currently can't go any bigger, bar adopting SFI for stacking or the small bits we left out of Stewardship. We'll keep at it as I firmly believe things will even out over time and the advice and options will be sensible. Farm good land, enviro on marginal/poor areas ....at current payment...

In your bank wed. more likely thurs

Yes they should, the helpful ones I've spoken to are very aware of this.

Ring them and politeky ask for their help, tell them that signing up for their scheme is now putting you under immense strain...can they please speed things up

One of ours paid today. Fortunately it's the bigger, new one. No sign of the existing, Year 4, agreement, which has been paid no drama every year. The RPA are a shambles.

The problem is at any roadshow, or any event trying to promote stewardship uptake etc, they've been saying payment will be prompt, don't worry, we understand your cashflow needs etc. Nobody can run a business where the payment date is at the discretion of whether some civil servant, probably...

Ring up and explain that you're thousands of pounds invested into the scheme you've supported and if they don't pay you now you're in financial trouble. Point out that the RPA bankrupting farmers isn't a good look and surely not one of their aims. If you get a decent person, they will help. If...

They checked and zero queries. Went from not being looked at to done in 2 hours. That's why this whole process is so annoying, it appears they literally can't be bothered. It would be different if it was their livelihoods being threatened.

The lack of urgency is ridiculous.

Ours has clicked onto Preparing for Payment now

The people who answer the phone aren't really clued up. Some are very helpful, some are not. If you get nowhere ask to speak to a manager. The system is dismal and needs overhauled.

The RPA still work the cases on a random basis, no matter the size of the claim or importance to the business. I've pointed out that bankrupting farmers who've supported these schemes isn't going to be a good look....most seem oblivious. I've chased ours, and finally got a sensible person who...

We've got issue in that although we've got all the certification, our installer, with whom we have a multi-year service contract, has just announced he's not doing it any more, find someone else. All whilst we'd been pestering him for months to come and service the boiler and fix a couple of...

Categorically not allowed to drive on the fields as they are doing, we've been through similar, albeit as tenants. The new renter has even less of an excuse than the original family that sold it to you. Suggest to the fella with the rights that you'd like to sort it amicably, or you'll be left...