"We used to spend hours, sometimes the best part of a day, completing the paper forms and double checking the details. Now all we do is download our field data direct from the RPA, check it through and update where needed, it's all done in about an hour." ...click here to read the case study.
"The key bonus is that it minimises the potential for human error that can delay payments. In our experience transferring what's on paper into RPA's systems all too often causes problems. Misreading a six as a nought, or simply keying something in wrong can prove to be costly," points out Mr Cox. ..... click here to read the case study
The RPA approached The Trust in 2007 to see if they would be interested in being part of their electronic SPS pilot scheme. Only Farmplan and one other software provider were involved with the pilot. Cicely Hunt, Land Use Grants and Guidance Co-ordinator for The National Trust says "It was Farmplan's reputation and longstanding in the industry that made them the only choice for us". ....... click here to read the case study
David Matthews, arable farm manager for L.E.Barnes & Sons, uses SPS Planner from Farmplan to submit 10 applications of varying sizes each year. David says "I first came across SPS Planner when the electronic option from Farmplan was in its early stages of availability. I had been told by the RPA that it would be a preferable option for SPS submission" ...... click here to read the case study
For those using the software for the first time, downloading the data populates the on-screen forms with the field data information held by RPA, based on the previous year's application. For Mr Bailey the data was cross-checked with the data stored from the previous year. "You then go through checking each parcel number and updating it as necessary for any cropping changes. The software is simple, straightforward and logical to use," he notes.......click here to read the case study
Tim explains "since the Lilburn Estates claim is so large, I was looking for a software program that could help me submit a more accurate claim electronically to help speed up the process and hopefully result in a quicker payment been made by the RPA"........click here to read the case study
"I'd used the old RPA IACS electronic submission option in 2004. When that system was stopped we had to go back to paper. I wanted to simplify and speed up the process for my larger clients so when I heard about electronic submissions using SPS Planner we took up the opportunity". Click here to read the case study
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