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THE FARMING INVESTMENT FUND The Farming Investment Fund is now open for applications. Grants are now available to help improve farm productivity and enhance the natural environment. The fund is split into two parts: 1. Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2. Farming Transformation Fund All farmers, growers and foresters (including contractors) who are involved in the production or processing of agricultural, horticultural or forestry products, who are based in England, are eligible to apply.
Farming Equipment and Technology Fund This fund is based on the previous Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme, however this year new items have been added to the list. Grants are available from £2,000 up to a maximum of £25,000 from 120 individual items listed within the headings below. ▪ Resource Management Items (e.g., slurry handling equipment) ▪ Precision and Analysis Items (e.g., direct drills 3 & 6 metres) ▪ Livestock Handling and Weighing Items (e.g., cattle & sheep handling systems) ▪ Other Livestock Items (e.g., robotic silage pusher) ▪ General Items (e.g., cover crop rollers 3 & 6 metres) ▪ Forestry Items (e.g., self-propelled forwarder) ▪ Horticulture Items (e.g., in row weeders) The applications window for the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund will close on 7th of January 2022.
Farming Transformation Fund This fund is aimed at larger scale investments to help businesses improve productivity, profitability, and environmental sustainability. The minimum grant you can apply for is £35,000 up to a maximum of £500,000, covering up to 40% of the eligible costs of the project. The fund has three focused themes. ▪ Water Management Providing funding for arable and horticultural businesses to improve the efficiency of their water use. ▪ Improving Farm Productivity Providing funding for larger scale projects to improve efficiency and farm innovation. ▪ A dding Value Providing funding for equipment used for the processing of agricultural products. The Water Management theme is now open for applications. The Improving Farm Productivity and Adding Value themes will open soon. For more information about current and future grants please contact a member of the George F. White Farm team on 0333 920 2220.
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Resource Management Items (item in italics are new) Item Name
Grant Amount £
Item Number
Rainwater harvesting (minimum tank size 5,000 litres)
939
FETF21
Rainwater harvesting (minimum tank size 50,000 litres)
3,678
FETF22
229
FETF23
2,184
FETF24
UV Water Treatment System Hydraulic Ram Pumps (water) Irrigation sensor
478
FETF25
Robotic Slurry Pusher / Collector
5,400
FETF26
Slurry separators
7,613
FETF27
Flow rate monitoring of slurry
2,134
FETF28
Real time inline nutrient analysis of slurry
12,226
FETF29
Nurse Tank (minimum capacity 50m³)
11,400
FETF30
Nurse Tank (minimum capacity 100m³)
14,700
FETF31
Dribble Bar (minimum working width 6m)
4,000
FETF32
Dribble Bar (minimum working width 10m)
8,354
FETF33
Shallow Injection Systems (3m working width)
8,250
FETF34
Shallow Injection Systems (minimum working width 6m)
8,984
FETF35
Trailing Shoe Slurry System (6m)
9,834
FETF36
Trailing Shoe Slurry System (over 8m)
10,688
FETF37
Umbilical Hose Reeler for slurry application
2,231
FETF38
Trailed Compartmented Reeler for slurry application
5,400
FETF39
Heat Recovery Unit to heat water
2,942
FETF40
Plate Heat Exchanger for cooling milk (plate cooler)
1,225
FETF41
Improving efficiency of existing plate cooler
1,357
FETF42
Variable Speed Drive for pumps and electric motors
2,293
FETF43
Grant Amount £
Item Number
Livestock Handling and Weighing (item in italics are new) Item Name Mobile Cattle Handling Systems
4,456
FETF56
Fixed Cattle Handling Systems
3,866
FETF57
895
FETF58
Cattle Crush (automatic) Cattle Crush (manual)
1,018
FETF59
Hydraulically or pneumatically operated Squeeze Crush
4,360
FETF60
Squeeze Crush (manually operated)
1,678
FETF61
200
FETF62
Head Scoop for cattle crush Foot Trimming add-on to cattle crush
246
FETF63
Specialist Foot Trimming cattle crush
1,918
FETF64
166
FETF65
Cattle Auto ID Shedding Gate (auto drafting)
Calving Gate
2,974
FETF66
Auto Cattle Weighing Equipment
1,800
FETF67
EID Panel reader for cattle
620
FETF68
Mobile Sheep Handling Systems
3,100
FETF69
Fixed Sheep Handling Systems
1,600
FETF70
Sheep Handler
960
FETF71
Automatic Weighing and Drafting Crate for sheep
4,758
FETF72
Sheep Conveyor
4,600
FETF73
531
FETF74
EID Panel reader for sheep Electronic Weigh Crate for sheep Fixed Handling System for pigs Electronic Pig Weighing and Sorting Facility
1,020
FETF75
840
FETF76
1,160
FETF77
Individual Electronic Weigh System (all species)
348
FETF78
Weigh bars and weigh platforms for weighing livestock
440
FETF79
Weigh bars or platform for animals less than 300kg
270
FETF80
EID Handheld Recorder Device
308
FETF81
EID Handheld Device (stick reader)
220
FETF82
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Other Livestock Items (items in italics are new) Item Name
Grant Amount £
Item Number
Mobile Sheep Dip
5,616
FETF83
Chemical free disinfection system for dairy farms
15,000
FETF84
Automated Footbaths for cattle
2,040
FETF85
360
FETF86
Cluster Flush Hand-held Automatic Teat Washing System Heat and Service Detector Calving Detectors Heat Detection System - Base Unit
2,581
FETF87
438
FETF88
84
FETF89
1,200
FETF90
Heat Detection System - Ear Tag, Collar or Ankle Band
34
FETF91
Real Time Milk Analysis
560
FETF92
Mobile Calf Milk Pasteuriser and Dispenser
3,053
FETF93
Auto Calf Feeder with Washing Facility
3,246
FETF94
Additional Feed Station
734
FETF95
Badger Proof Feed Troughs
101
FETF96
Badger Proof Lick Holders
55
FETF97
Rotating Cow Brush
514
FETF98
Swinging Brushes for goats and calves
386
FETF99
Cameras for monitoring livestock
132
FETF100
Auto EID Drench Gun
340
FETF101
Auto Vaccination Gun for livestock
340
FETF102
5,479
FETF103
Enclosed Piglet Creeps with Heat Pads
155
FETF104
Positive Pressure Tube Ventilation Systems
501
FETF405
Solar powered Electric Fencer Energiser
90
FETF106
Electric fencing package
341
FETF107
Thermal Image Camera
263
FETF108
Grant Amount £
Item Number
Robotic Silage Pusher
General Items (items in italics are new) Item Name Central tyre inflation system
2,413
FETF109
Cover Crop Roller (3m)
1,952
FETF110
Cover Crop Roller (6m)
3,313
FETF111
Grassland Sward Lifters
2,804
FETF112
Comb weeder
2,656
FETF113
Biological control applicator
906
FETF114
Wide Area Network Equipment
74
FETF115
Fibre Optic Networking Equipment
84
FETF116
Crop storage sensors
3,980
FETF117
Digital Weather Station
814
FETF118
Portable Carbon Dioxide Analyser
74
FETF119
Portable Ammonia Analyser
109
FETF120
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Forestry Items (items in italics are new) Item Name
Grant Amount £
Item Number
Scarifying to aid tree planting
12,280
FETF11
Smaller self-propelled forwarders
24,467
FETF12
Harvesting head
16,079
FETF13
Tree shears (capacity to fell 300mm diameter trees)
3,219
FETF14
Tree shears (capacity to fell 650 mm diameter trees)
15,940
FETF15
939
FETF16
Timber cranes
5,391
FETF17
Forestry / timber trailers (small)
2,558
FETF18
Forestry / timber trailers (large)
3,642
FETF19
Timber winches
3,400
FETF20
Forestry grab or grapple
Horticulture Items (items in italics are new) Item Name
Grant Amount £
Item Number
Electronic tray filling machine
5,938
FETF1
Electronic row seeder
10,470
FETF2
Five row seeder
670
FETF3
Paper pot transplanter
542
FETF4
In row weeders (1.8m)
24,139
FETF5
Inter row hoe (3m)
15,286
FETF6
Inter row hoe (6m)
20,949
FETF7
Salad leaf harvester
1,027
FETF8
Mobile Vertical Frost Fans for vineyards and horticulture
4,776
FETF9
Fruit Ripeness Spectrometers
3,061
FETF10
Item Name
Grant Amount £
Item Number
Direct Drill (3m)
12,054
FETF44
Direct Drill (6m)
25,000
FETF45
GPS Light Bar
480
FETF46
Precision and Analysis Items (items in italics are new)
Assisted steer system (retro-fitted) for older tractors
1,051
FETF47
Real time inline forage crop analysis
12,250
FETF48 FETF49
Measuring nitrogen levels in crops using light reflectance
11,250
Variable Rate Controller for sprayers and fertiliser spreaders
1,850
FETF50
Yield Monitoring
1,600
FETF51
220
FETF52
Pasture Plate Meter (hand-held) Chlorophyll Meter
490
FETF53
Controls for continuous grain dryer
2,789
FETF54
Grain Stirrers
7,358
FETF55
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OUR RURAL TEAM
Simon Britton
Elliot Taylor
Partner, Head of Rural
Partner
07866 721146
07590 445301
Associate
07880 386612
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sallybritton@georgefwhite.co.uk
James Oliver
Liz Dixon
Pippa Cartwright
Farm Business Consultant
Farm Business Consultant
Associate
simonbritton@georgefwhite.co.uk
07595 057140
07379 068486
07968 750137
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Liz Rhodes
Michael Holmes
Farm Business Consultant
Rural Surveyor
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07590 961332
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07469 151400
pippacartwright@georgefwhite.co.uk
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Farm Business Administrator
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07443 883868
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George White
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07469 152151
07860 744249
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Adeline Rutherford
07834 525087
07912 895919
Senior Rural Surveyor
07854 435328
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Danielle Galvin
Ellie Exelby
Annette Grey
Rural Surveyor
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PA to George White
07876 860640
07590 230510
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