Look for acknowledgement card

IT IS vital that farmers make sure they have received an SPS application acknowledgement postcard, says the NFU.

Those who submitted their SPS forms before May 16, or in the week thereafter, should have received these acknowledgement cards by now.

Farmers who have not received such an acknowledgement card stamped by the Rural Payments Agency, need to contact the RPA customer service centre on 0845 603 7777.

If the forms are lost or there is no acknowledgement card, farmers are adviced to record all conversations with the RPA carefully, obtain written confirmation that the forms have arrived or fill out another application form.

Any applications received after June 10 will be rejected and no payment entitlements will be allocated.