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Countryside productivity grants.

I will have to re read them, but thought it was £35 grand min spend. Not sure if you can do two projects and add together. We have solar PV and was thinking if it was possible to put batteries in to make better use of electric generated but need to look to see if output would be enough from batteries to run a parlour.
 

Steevo

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Location
Gloucestershire
I saw the media articles about this yesterday and took a peek at the handbook. I really do wonder how many will actually apply, and how many will benefit long term. It seems very much aimed at MASSIVE scale producers.....I'd suggest it also presents quite a risky move in itself.
 

pappuller

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Livestock Farmer
Location
M6 Hard shoulder
I saw the media articles about this yesterday and took a peek at the handbook. I really do wonder how many will actually apply, and how many will benefit long term. It seems very much aimed at MASSIVE scale producers.....I'd suggest it also presents quite a risky move in itself.
But if your considering, expanding(naughty word) by employing another robotic milker it may be an opportunity to employ 2. ?:sneaky:
 

st piran

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
cornwall
Where do look this up, on the RPA website?

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. Somebody that's smarter than me should be able to do a link too that handbook. Or google that.
 

S J H

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Bedfordshire
I saw the media articles about this yesterday and took a peek at the handbook. I really do wonder how many will actually apply, and how many will benefit long term. It seems very much aimed at MASSIVE scale producers.....I'd suggest it also presents quite a risky move in itself.

It seems like an incredible biased loads of rubbish to me, but that's just my bitter opinion.
 

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Webinar: Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 2024 -26th Sept

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On Thursday 26th September, we’re holding a webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer. This was planned for end of May, but had to be delayed due to the general election. We apologise about that.

Farming and Countryside Programme Director, Janet Hughes will be joined by policy leads working on SFI, and colleagues from the Rural Payment Agency and Catchment Sensitive Farming.

This webinar will be...
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