Volunteers needed for pilot of online 2009 Single Payment Scheme Applications.

Pilot volunteers will be asked to submit their 2009 Single Payment Scheme (SPS) application online through the Whole Farm Approach. The online service will give secure access, to complete, review, modify and submit their 2009 claim data.

The RPA are looking for volunteers with all levels of computer use and knowledge to improve the quality of the feedback from the pilot. There will be a dedicated telephone support helpline run by the RPA for pilot volunteers and a paper application form (SP5) will still be sent out to you.

The only people not eligible to volunteer are those who did their 2008 application online using the Farmplan or Paul Halliday software solutions, although these two will be running online applications again for 2009.

If you are interested in volunteering for the pilot, please contact Rebecca at head office rebecca@tfa.org.uk or 0118 930 6130. You will need to give her your SBI number, business name, contact phone number and email address.