Countryside productivity grants.

[Beef farmer]

Can you buy a 3m direct drill for £24k. I doubt it myself. My neighbour bought a Claydon in the last round. Think that was £37k

3m verodo is 24k

 

[Hampton]

3m verodo is 24k

Who?

 

[Beef farmer]

Who?

When?

 

[S J H]

There goes the waiting list on gates upto 12 months, was hoping to buy a crush this year, but no hope in getting a deal now,

Let's get a bit more respect from our customer by filling the industry with more false money.

 

[Kingofgrass]

3m verodo is 24k

Yeah excludes grass drills unlucky! Or I would of swapped mine such a shame

 

[Kingofgrass]

3m verodo is 24k

And it’s vredo haha

 

[Cows 'n grass]

It excludes grassland overseeders but would the Simtech Aichison count? Its a disc drill that claims in can sow all seeds into all surfaces.

 

[hally]

A grassland overseeder will be the opico Harrow type machine or the wox scratch machine type surely any machine with a disc or Coulter that can sow into a defined slot will be classed as a direct drill?

 

[dinderleat]

I was hoping I could get a Variable rate fert spinner but by the looks of it I can only get a grant on the variable part of the spinner.

 

[dogglercowman1]

You really do have to match uour purchases to the exact specification that defra want.....i tried to be clever last year and shopped around for their min spec equipment requirements that were a lot cheaper than what their minimum costs were stated.Bought heat recovery unit, cluster flush,crush,and electric cow brush and managed to purchase everything for 10000 less than their own costs.Paid for everything ,sent all required paperwork in correctly and come end of october.....no grant back...made a noise ,only to be told they were not paying up because crush was not required spec.
I was told by defra to not bother appealing as i would not be succesful.....long story short.......nfu appealed on my behalf and we won and was paid in march this year.....i am not eligible this second round because of 9000 limit and to be honest i am relieved as the temptation to buy something else to just get grant suckered me in before!

 

[Princess Pooper]

The gps stuff is a total joke.
Auto-steering for £1800?

I've found several simple good quality items at below the standard cost eg badger proof troughs, calving gate. Depends very much which merchant you go through for stuff like that.

 

[Hampton]

I've found several good quality items at below the standard cost.

Steering valves for £1800?

 

[Kingofgrass]

I think it’s amazing they think you can buy 1600m of pipe and the reeler for £11k.

 

[Beef farmer]

Yeah excludes grass drills unlucky! Or I would of swapped mine such a shame

Will yours not sow wheat

 

[Kingofgrass]

Will yours not sow wheat

Never tried it,doubt it tho it doesn’t like loose soil,drags.

 

[hally]

I would still apply
They can only say no

 

[Beef farmer]

Never tried it,doubt it tho it doesn’t like loose soil,drags.

Direct drill your wheat dont you?

 

[jondear]

Again unless you really want something you have to spend X amount to get less than half back . unless you live in the land of kernow!

 

[Kingofgrass]

Direct drill your wheat dont you?

You buy it and see if you get the grant on it

 

[farmerste]

You really do have to match uour purchases to the exact specification that defra want.....i tried to be clever last year and shopped around for their min spec equipment requirements that were a lot cheaper than what their minimum costs were stated.Bought heat recovery unit, cluster flush,crush,and electric cow brush and managed to purchase everything for 10000 less than their own costs.Paid for everything ,sent all required paperwork in correctly and come end of october.....no grant back...made a noise ,only to be told they were not paying up because crush was not required spec.
I was told by defra to not bother appealing as i would not be succesful.....long story short.......nfu appealed on my behalf and we won and was paid in march this year.....i am not eligible this second round because of 9000 limit and to be honest i am relieved as the temptation to buy something else to just get grant suckered me in before!

what was wrong with your crush that meant it wasnt too defras spec? Was hoping to get a new crush on the grant scheme but need to make sure it fits their specs