Forever Fendt
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- Location
- Derbyshire
Same here, we didn’t rush as much as you though did it on last day
Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme 2020?
- Thread starter steveR
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Princess Pooper
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- Location
- East Mids
having once left BPS to the last day and then my laptop crashed I get very nervous, although not as much £ at stake this time!
Farmertom1988
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Can you fill out the forms yourself when applying for this or do you have to use a professional?
DIY online, easy enough
Princess Pooper
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- Location
- East Mids
Dead simple, do it yourself, you also don't need to get quotes as they pay a standard rate. Can't go ahead and spend until your application has been approved, but then, key message is make sure your purchase meets the spec EXACTLY - if in doubt, email the admins the details before purchase and get a response in writing.
Do you have too stand the initial cost then get reimburse? Just see people saying they’ve not been paid for it yet?
- Location
- East yorks
Yes u buy it first then claim the grant back
Princess Pooper
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- Location
- East Mids
...and provide evidence of payment as part of claim so no fiddling it.
I fully intend too but something on it if it comes up again just wondered how it worked, bit of a pain they’ve not paid out yet then do they normally take so long too pay out? Intending on having a sheep race on the next round if it comes up but could do without them keeping hold of about 6k for 6 months wouldn’t mind it back a bit sharper [emoji28]
- Location
- Foothills of the Quantocks
Definitely hassle the admins for approval about any specs in doubt.
Nearly got done over after submission as the staff had trouble interpreting the specs of my thermal camera. Luckily it had been approved by email beforehand.
Still don't know where they get their specs from.. seems completely arbitrary for most of the gear I bought
Best done with a pair of laptops, one for the manual, one for the forms. Same as BPS
But at least you livestock farmers can get something useful. Very little on there for the arable man.....
Arable man has enough money already that’s why [emoji51][emoji85]
- Location
- North yorks
GPS kit (guidance boxes, steering controller, section control, rate control etc.)
Direct Drill
What do you suggest they fund?
Boydvalley
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- Location
- Bath
Decide what you want, get it ordered now and get a delivery date ( you need one for the form) . Once it’s delivered, photo of it on your farm, finish forms and send in. Mine was delivered early in the claim period , I filled forms the same day and I was paid in 2 weeks.
Martyn
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- Location
- South west
Any links to list of items from previous claims we want to fit a bigger pasteuriser for calf milk in
Well I tried to find products to fit the spec they wanted, they were all not cost effective IMO. I wanted GPS and ended up buying SH, perhaps its the same for livestock eqt.
- Location
- North yorks
Similar, somethings the spec they require adds more to the cost than the grant is worth, just depends what you want, on this last round I got a squeeze crush, a calving gate, a gps guidance box and motorised steering wheel, all things I was aiming of buying in the near future anyway, when you look at actual spend the grant probably only works out at about 20%
Thinking that myself last night...