http://www.fwi.co.uken-gbFri, 10 Feb 2012 09:06:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/09/131373/rpa-unveils-plans-for-new-payments-system.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/09/131373/rpa-unveils-plans-for-new-payments-system.htmlMore farmers can expect to receive their single farm payments on time, claims the Rural Payments Agency, which has announced plans to overhaul its dated computer system. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:30:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/09/131383/farmers-could-be-paid-to-feed-birds.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/09/131383/farmers-could-be-paid-to-feed-birds.htmlPaying farmers to feed their farmland birds during winter could become an option in stewardship schemes, following a study by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT).Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131389/proposed-cuts-to-support-for-solar-and-wind.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/10/131389/proposed-cuts-to-support-for-solar-and-wind.htmlWide-ranging changes to Feed-in Tariff support for all types of renewable energy technologies have been unveiled by the government today (9 February).Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:06:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/08/131358/farmers-who-plough-up-grasslands-risk-penalty.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/08/131358/farmers-who-plough-up-grasslands-risk-penalty.htmlFarmers considering ploughing out permanent pasture risk losing out on their single farm payment unless they ensure they are not breaching conservation rules. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:38:00 GMThttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131280/tractors-on-the-road-dont-ignore-the-road-rules.htmlhttp://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/04/131280/tractors-on-the-road-dont-ignore-the-road-rules.htmlAll rules and regulations tend to get a bit outdated at some point or other. However some of the road regulations affecting tractor drivers and their employers were probably drawn up in the days of Little Grey Fergies, reckons PC Bryant. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:01:00 GMT