Steph Emmerson (Chippenham)

Grant Background:

Animal Health and Welfare Infrastructure grants are an opportunity for you, as a farmer, to receive co-funding for large infrastructure projects that help to continually improve the health and welfare of your animals.

Grants of between £15,000 and £500,000 are available.

The first of these grants, the Calf Housing for Health and Welfare grant, is available for cattle keepers to co-fund new and upgraded calf housing that improves social contact (rearing calves in small groups) and the ambient environment.

This includes adequate ventilation, protection from draughts, and suitable temperature and humidity.

Poor ventilation is an issue for many buildings. Modifying or replacing such a building will greatly increase the health and vigour of the calves reared in it.

This will improve the growth and performance of calves as they go into adult life – bringing a major benefit to your bottom line.

Healthy and thriving calves carry fewer costs — they require fewer vet visits and treatments. They perform better and are more valuable.

Better housing could result in fewer replacements on the farm (eliminating calf losses) and better growth and feed conversion on all calf units, beef and dairy.

How to apply:

There is a 3 stage application process and you have until 30 November 2023 to do this.
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will assess all the applications.
If you’re successful, you will be invited to submit an ambient environment assessment.
To make sure the infrastructure changes funded by the grant reflect the specific health and welfare needs of the calves on your farm, you are required to seek advice form your vet as part of the application process.

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