I think if you put a concrete pad down you then have to have a collection tank for any liquid that comes off it (eg from rain seeping through the heap).I'm in a NVZ. I have no stock but take in muck from a number of the local horsey folks which I compost before spreading under our apple trees.
I'm thinking of putting a concrete pad down with three bays to hold the muck whilst composting it.
Are there any grants for this???
Probably yes under catchment sensitive farming but i expect they would want you to build a muck store with a roof!I'm in a NVZ. I have no stock but take in muck from a number of the local horsey folks which I compost before spreading under our apple trees.
I'm thinking of putting a concrete pad down with three bays to hold the muck whilst composting it.
Are there any grants for this???
I believe the rules have changed since I looked at such a project. I declined, when I realised that if I had an inspection over the following 10 years and anything other than muck was under the canopy, I'd have to repay all the grant monies and a possible penalty.Probably yes under catchment sensitive farming but i expect they would want you to build a muck store with a roof!
Surely that's fair enough, if they've paid for a muck store then that's all it should be used for. Ten years goes quick though.... We've just repurposed a building that was grant aided for a feeding areaI believe the rules have changed since I looked at such a project. I declined, when I realised that if I had an inspection over the following 10 years and anything other than muck was under the canopy, I'd have to repay all the grant monies and a possible penalty.
Read the fine print!!!!!
My question was based on the store being used for 2-3 wet months of the year, before spreading in Spring.Surely that's fair enough, if they've paid for a muck store then that's all it should be used for. Ten years goes quick though.... We've just repurposed a building that was grant aided for a feeding area
I can see what you are saying but I suppose that's the sacrifice for having some financial help towards it. After ten years you do have a building you can do as you wish withMy question was based on the store being used for 2-3 wet months of the year, before spreading in Spring.
It would be unsused 3/4 of the year...
Well first your farm has to be inside a Catchment Sensitive Area. Then contact the CSFO (Catchment Sensitive Farming Officer) to discuss and go from thereSo what do you have to do for this? Or is it out of date?
I'm in a catchment sensitive area, the CSFO says I don't qualify for Concrete yard renewal, or covered muck store, or rainwater harvesting off cattle sheds, as too far from a watercourse or drain!!!Well first your farm has to be inside a Catchment Sensitive Area. Then contact the CSFO (Catchment Sensitive Farming Officer) to discuss and go from there
Catchment Sensitive Farming: advice for farmers and land managers
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How far are you from a watercourse ?I'm in a catchment sensitive area, the CSFO says I don't qualify for Concrete yard renewal, or covered muck store, or rainwater harvesting off cattle sheds, as too far from a watercourse or drain!!!
Then i'm told I can't spread fym in autumn as it leaches into the river!!
Unfortunately if the csfo say you don’t qualify then you won’t get anything. I got some concrete as I’m in a high risk sediment area but I asked for a sprayer shed/ filling area and there isn’t any money for in my area.I'm in a catchment sensitive area, the CSFO says I don't qualify for Concrete yard renewal, or covered muck store, or rainwater harvesting off cattle sheds, as too far from a watercourse or drain!!!
Then i'm told I can't spread fym in autumn as it leaches into the river!!
There is nothing there to state that it can’t be used for any other purpose.RP28: Roofing (sprayer washdown area, manure storage area, livestock gathering area, slurry stores, silage stores)
Find out about eligibility and requirements for the roofing (sprayer washdown area, manure storage area, livestock gathering area, slurry stores, silage stores) item.www.gov.uk