Countryside Productivity Small Grant (CPSG) Round 2: COVID-19 Update

[upnortheast]

Extension to deadline for claims announced today Midnight on the 31st July 2020 for your claim to be received.

 

[Splitpin]

@dinderleat

 

[AlfM]

Considering IAE have shut their doors today it may need longer than that.

 

[dinderleat]

@dinderleat

Had an email today

 

[redsloe]

Wonder how long it will take to process a payment claim now? Submitted last week. Staff working from home?

 

[Bullring]

Wonder how long it will take to process a payment claim now? Submitted last week. Staff working from home?

Was wondering the same thing, sent mine in on the 10th March and haven’t heard a thing.

 

[Andrew K]

Anyone got a link to the application form please?

 

[delilah]

Anyone got a link to the application form please?

sorry the deadline has passed, they on the dishing out of the dosh now.

 

[snipe]

Thought it had been put back to the 31st of july

 

[Bullring]

Thought it had been put back to the 31st of july

It has to submit your claim, it will be hard to submit if the likes of Bateman and iae still have their doors shut and no crushes been produced, could be extended further yet.

 

[Princess Pooper]

Just pulling together the last few photos for our claim - had a significant delay on one item (not Covid related). Have sent an email query and will try phoning, but my query is:

We have bought multiple items eg 10 heat detection collars, 4 solar energisers.

I have one photo of all 10 collars with visible serial numbers in the box on a recognisable part of our yard. do they really want 10 separate photos of collars on cows to show them 'in use?' Ditto the energisers - all 4 lined up and pictured together, but they are now all on separate fencelines, if we take one photo of each we could just be moving the same one around so a bit pointless (there is no visible serial number).

What has anyone else done with multiple items? I'll be sending about 25 photos at this rate.

 

[upnortheast]

Keep it simple, If they want more details a very pleasant lady will ring & ask.

Sent our claim in on the 18th, money in the bank yesterday

 

[beardface]

Just pulling together the last few photos for our claim - had a significant delay on one item (not Covid related). Have sent an email query and will try phoning, but my query is:

We have bought multiple items eg 10 heat detection collars, 4 solar energisers.

I have one photo of all 10 collars with visible serial numbers in the box on a recognisable part of our yard. do they really want 10 separate photos of collars on cows to show them 'in use?' Ditto the energisers - all 4 lined up and pictured together, but they are now all on separate fencelines, if we take one photo of each we could just be moving the same one around so a bit pointless (there is no visible serial number).

What has anyone else done with multiple items? I'll be sending about 25 photos at this rate.

I found in use generally means on farm whether being used or not.

 

[Princess Pooper]

Thanks for replies, all sorted and they have confirmed that as long as the claim is in with evidence by en of 31st, then even if the evidence needs tweaking a bit they will still contact us, after date, rather than rejecting. One more photo and then I'm done!

We had actually ordered (and have had in use) our IAE stuff well before Covid as we thought that would be one of the first to have supply issues.

 

[kfpben]

I have everything ready to go, invoices, photos etc...

However I paid for the electronic weigh crate as part of my monthly statement to the ag merchant. I have an invoice that says ‘Electronic weigh crate - £x’ but the bank statement says ‘Farm & Country April statement’ and is for a slightly larger amount.
The monthly statement is in the book keepers house- and she is away on holiday!

Have I fudged up royally? I’ve emailed the ag store to get copies of the other invoices sent over but the clock is ticking!

Probably shouldn’t leave these things until the last minute...

 

[pine_guy]

I would say put it in what you have if you can’t get them and hope they contact you for clarity.

 

[pine_guy]

Sent mine in last night, forgot to copy myself into the email to make sure it went. Do you get a return email to say it’s received? As I’ve had nothing.

 

[exmoor dave]

Sent mine in last night, forgot to copy myself into the email to make sure it went. Do you get a return email to say it’s received? As I’ve had nothing.

You should get a automated email to say they've received it.
IMO I'd send it in again

 

[Sid]

Keep it simple, If they want more details a very pleasant lady will ring & ask.

Sent our claim in on the 18th, money in the bank yesterday

I sent mine in on 18th June no money as of Monday, but email of 16th july said it had been cleared for payment.
I had 3 different lots of questions with " if you do not reply within 7 days your claim will be rejected. Each time took them a week to get back to me.