Grants for the big bioys ,

[Boomerang]

Why is the grant scheme skewed in favour of the big boys .
Direct drill must be 6m or bigger then you can have a 27k handout.
What about those who only need a 3m or 4m. No grant for them .
Throw money at those that often could afford it without the grant yet the small guy who needs it more , can't get grant .

 

[Andy26]

Why is the grant scheme skewed in favour of the big boys .
Direct drill must be 6m or bigger then you can have a 27k handout.
What about those who only need a 3m or 4m. No grant for them .
Throw money at those that often could afford it without the grant yet the small guy who needs it more , can't get grant .

I think a big irony is many will not be used in a direct drill situation either.

I cannot believe the inflation of a Weaving sabre tine in 5 years.

 

[Badshot]

Why is the grant scheme skewed in favour of the big boys .
Direct drill must be 6m or bigger then you can have a 27k handout.
What about those who only need a 3m or 4m. No grant for them .
Throw money at those that often could afford it without the grant yet the small guy who needs it more , can't get grant .

The grants were there for 3m direct drills.
With or without fert application too
Not sure if there's going to be a second round yet
Think labour are having a sort out if it's acceptable

 

[Dry Rot]

Guess who makes the rules. Some things never change.

 

[Wesley]

Why is the grant scheme skewed in favour of the big boys .
Direct drill must be 6m or bigger then you can have a 27k handout.
What about those who only need a 3m or 4m. No grant for them .
Throw money at those that often could afford it without the grant yet the small guy who needs it more , can't get grant .

I can only assume you’re not in England? I don’t know what other countries have done but we’ve recently had this (closed now).

 

[grainboy]

Don’t quite understand why there should be any grant money,
If it doesn’t stack up, don’t buy it,

 

[MrNoo]

All the grant money offered just get "tacked" onto the original sale price, the only people who benefit are the manufacturers, despite the farmers feeling they do.
I mean £68k for a 3 meter drill, it's joke, anyone with a bit of nous could build their own for a lot less.
A friend I know spanked £60k on a 2nd hand 3m direct drill and lets just say he wished he hadn't!! I wonder what the trade in or sale price would be now for it.
I've still got a Massey direct drill in the shed from when it was "trendy" the first time

 

[HAM135]

Think yourselves lucky,up here in Scotland we get fek all as usual!

 

[Chae1]

Why is the grant scheme skewed in favour of the big boys .
Direct drill must be 6m or bigger then you can have a 27k handout.
What about those who only need a 3m or 4m. No grant for them .
Throw money at those that often could afford it without the grant yet the small guy who needs it more , can't get grant .

Poor you.

Not fair

 

[Yale]

Think yourselves lucky,up here in Scotland we get fek all as usual!

You get calf payments………?

 

[HAM135]

You get calf payments………?

Not a lot of good to an arable farm

 

[Hilly]

You get calf payments………?

You get that without the calf in your payment anyway …