happycows
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- Location
- North Devon Cornwall border
Your not alone. It was crap. My 9 year old son could have made a better application form.
Arla/McDonald’s grant info
- Thread starter Chippy
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Your not alone. It was crap. My 9 year old son could have made a better application form.
- Location
- Northumberland
It wasn't great! I hope all that have applied are in a suitable format and don't get thrown out because of failings in the application form.
early riser
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- Location
- Up North
What do you mean by 'suitable format'? The bleeding thing refuses to save on my laptop for some reason
Fertility and rumination system
- Location
- North yorks
Cubicle mattresses
- Location
- Northumberland
I was a bit more reserved with my application with only opting for an auto footbath.
I hope Kite are a bit quicker at making a decision than Defra are with their grant scheme.
I hope Kite are a bit quicker at making a decision than Defra are with their grant scheme.
Chips
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- Location
- Shropshire
As it was based on animal welfare and the enviroment along with making business's sustainable I've applied for a brand new Land Rover Discovery .
Given that it has independently proven test results showing it to be half the Co2 output than my current discovery and only a tiny proportion of the Nox output the Enviromental benefits cannot be disputed .
At only 7.7 seconds the new model has a far quicker 0-60 time, this combined with a top speed of 130mph will greatly reduce transport times for my cows when in the stock trailer ,what with transport being a stress point for livestock I feel this will easily qualify on the improved animal welfare front .
It terms of cost saving to the business this is the real clincher , I like to price my time in the same as my accountant , so £200/hr , I figure due to increased acceleration ,top speed and less time refuelling I will save 250hrs/yr thus £50k . More over the biggest risk/cost to farms is divorce , as I don't intend on telling my wife I bought the discovery with a grant she will think I'm much wealthier than I really am and thus as there is no such thing as an ugly rich man she will be much less likely to leave me and thereby making my business more sustainable . Reckon I've got this one in the bag
Given that it has independently proven test results showing it to be half the Co2 output than my current discovery and only a tiny proportion of the Nox output the Enviromental benefits cannot be disputed .
At only 7.7 seconds the new model has a far quicker 0-60 time, this combined with a top speed of 130mph will greatly reduce transport times for my cows when in the stock trailer ,what with transport being a stress point for livestock I feel this will easily qualify on the improved animal welfare front .
It terms of cost saving to the business this is the real clincher , I like to price my time in the same as my accountant , so £200/hr , I figure due to increased acceleration ,top speed and less time refuelling I will save 250hrs/yr thus £50k . More over the biggest risk/cost to farms is divorce , as I don't intend on telling my wife I bought the discovery with a grant she will think I'm much wealthier than I really am and thus as there is no such thing as an ugly rich man she will be much less likely to leave me and thereby making my business more sustainable . Reckon I've got this one in the bag
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To be fair to the guys at kite by the time they’ve waded through all these applications they be due an Easter breakAs it was based on animal welfare and the enviroment along with making business's sustainable I've applied for a brand new Land Rover Discovery .
Given that it has independently proven test results showing it to be half the Co2 output than my current discovery and only a tiny proportion of the Nox output the Enviromental benefits cannot be disputed .
At only 7.7 seconds the new model has a far quicker 0-60 time, this combined with a top speed of 130mph will greatly reduce transport times for my cows when in the stock trailer ,what with transport being a stress point for livestock I feel this will easily qualify on the improved animal welfare front .
It terms of cost saving to the business this is the real clincher , I like to price my time in the same as my accountant , so £200/hr , I figure due to increased acceleration ,top speed and less time refuelling I will save 250hrs/yr thus £50k . More over the biggest risk/cost to farms is divorce , as I don't intend on telling my wife I bought the discovery with a grant she will think I'm wealthier than I am and thus as there is no such thing as an ugly rich man she will be much less likely to leave me and thereby making my business more sustainable . Reckon I've got this one in the bag
Chips
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- Location
- Shropshire
350 applications
O dear god ha ha could’ve been worse.
happycows
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- Location
- North Devon Cornwall border
Are they going too award the ones which have justified most benifit and ticked most boxes, or will it be case of spreading the money around as thinly as possible and giving a little of it too as many farmers as possible? I guess then there may well be several decline if they are only funding say 10% of a significant spend.
stablegirl
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- Location
- North
I Think it said in the guide they will pay out 50 or 10% of applications whichever is greater.
So I would guess they will pay out 20 organic and 30 conventional.
So I would guess they will pay out 20 organic and 30 conventional.
- Location
- Northumberland
But will they pick 50 that are requesting £10,000 each or if there are some smaller claims more people might get granted a smaller claim.
stablegirl
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- Location
- North
That I can't answer.
Or will they grant a lower % ie less than the 70%?
Or will they grant a lower % ie less than the 70%?
Iron150
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- Location
- Conwy, north wales
did anyone hear anything, not that I'm hopeful, didn't choose anything off their list so my chances are slim to say the least!
Chose
Chose heat detection/rumination collars for my 100 could’ve probably used two grants
- Location
- South Molton
So if these items are needed the the grant is a bonus and you are still going ahead wih there purchase even if grant is not forthcoming
- Location
- Northumberland