The Farming Investment Fund is open for applications

As Direct Payments gradually phase out, new schemes and initiatives will launch to assist the agricultural transition in an environmentally sustainable way.

Today, The Farming Investment Fund has become live with new grants available for small investments through The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund, and also for larger investments through The Farming Transformation Fund.

The funding is available to all farmers, agricultural contractors or forestry contractors involved in the production or processing of agricultural, horticultural or forestry products, who are based in England.

The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund

The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund will provide smaller grants to improve overall business performance. The grant will allow businesses in the agricultural sector to buy items from a set list of equipment, technology and small infrastructure investments.

Payment rates are based on the current Countryside Productivity Small Grant scheme. If an application is successful, the applicant will be reimbursed once the item(s) have been purchased.  You can apply for up to £25,000 of grant funding, for:

•             Slurry separators

•             Rainwater harvesting tanks

•             Dribble bars

•             Shallow Injections systems

•             Trailing shoes

•             Umbilical hose reelers

•             Robotic slurry pushers

•             Forestry equipment

•             Rotating cow brush

•             Mobile sheep dips

•             Electric fences (solar panel)

•             Grain stirrers

•             Variable rate controllers              

•             Direct drills

•             Grain stirrers

•             Mobile/fixed cattle handling systems

•             Squeeze crushes

•             Weigh bars

•             Mobile calf pasteuriser

•             Cameras for monitoring livestock

•             Livestock handling equipment

•             Nurse tanks

•             Crop storage sensors

•             Auto calf feeders

•             GPS light bar

•             And many, many more items.

It’s an online application through the portal, and any funds received under the previous CPSG scheme do not count towards the new £50,000 total, which can be applied for over the duration of the scheme.

For help and guidance on submitting your application for this competitive scheme, please contact your local FCG office. 

All applications will be assessed once the deadline closes on 7^th January 2022