Opinion: BPS drama must not be allowed to turn into a crisis

Farmers Weekly editor, Karl Schneider, reflects on the unfolding crisis of the Rural Payments Agency Basics Payments system and where they should improve. Last week England’s Rural Payments Agency bowed to the inevitable and accepted that English farmers will be able to submit their BPS claims on paper forms, rather than having to use the troubled new online system. The priority now must be to ensure farmers in all parts of the UK get their BPS payments close to the […]