Scottish government machinery grants?
- Thread starter Greythundercloudys
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Breakthru
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- Scottish Borders
Farmer I spoke to says there is a fixed pot of money and so if the claims are greater then the grant % will be scaled back. If he is correct getting 50% may be doubtful and could be very much less.
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
No indication of that on the website. Given they mention scoring, I’d suspect it more likely to be that some applicants are declined, rather than all being moderated.
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
My understanding is they will be ranked. People with a carbon / nutrient / vet plan would be first pick then everyone else. Once the money is gone that’s it so you might / probably won’t be successful.
Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
Hurray, an advantage of beef efficiency scheme. Done 2 carbon audits in past few years.
Frodo
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- Location
- Scotland (east)
Which is quite a restriction if you choose tractor tyres or the hydrolyser
- Location
- Ceredigion
But not if you get given this like a friend of mine - I say given . If he sold it he would get far more than it cost him . Is it 50% of the cost
Frodo
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- Scotland (east)
I agree it’s almost like impossible to police, but they have spent days measuring fields for other schemes.
not wishing to sound ungrateful, but it is a bit of an odd scheme. Very few of the options genuinely reduce greenhouse gasses. I am surprised items like low energy lighting or improving insulation in cold stores isn’t included.
___\0/___
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- Location
- SW Scotland
Spoke to a machinery dealer today and a couple of points I thought interesting were no finance on any of the purchase and all items that you have been awarded must be on farm and installed and working or ready to be put to work no later than the 31st of March. Failure to get any items to that stage would be a loss of grants for all items.
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Eh have you not all ready had grants ?
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Handy there's only 2 manufacturers of VF tyres?
Bridgestone and BKt.
Interesting one has withdrawn prices and is currently reviewing them. Wonder why.
Bridgestone and BKt.
Interesting one has withdrawn prices and is currently reviewing them. Wonder why.
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
As will most manufacturers now .
Chae1
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Sure there will have been a few backhanders when choosing the items to be included in scheme. As someone said earlier, some of them make no sense.
Welcome to the party.....
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Yes (only 40% though), but you guys even receive your sub money ahead of the grant scheme. They even helped you find your 50%.
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
It’s Cos we are worth it .Yes (only 40% though), but you guys even receive your sub money ahead of the grant scheme. They even helped you find your 50%.
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
I think that was only on the Welsh scheme, not that it can realistically be policed.
Yes (only 40% though), but you guys even receive your sub money ahead of the grant scheme. They even helped you find your 50%.
This is first time I can remember there being any grants for machinery in Scotland.
Been countless threads on here about similar schemes available in England & Wales in recent years.
Not a case of some getting more than others. All depends on how each country decides to make the funding available.
- Location
- Ceredigion
That drill was at Banbury . Think the full price was over 70 k . He got half