COUNTRYSIDE PRODUCTIVITY SMALL GRANT SCHEME

To help farmers boost their productivity the Government is offering farmers and landowners the chance to apply for grants to fund 40% of the standard cost of eligible items. The minimum grant size is £3,000 and the maximum grant size is £12,000.

The grant can be used for:

·         Cattle specific equipment;

·         Sheep specific equipment;

·         Pig specific equipment;

·         General livestock specific equipment;

·         Precision farming inc. horticulture specific equipment;

·         Resource management and efficiency equipment;

·         Other general equipment.

Eligible items include mobile cattle handling systems, sheep handlers, weigh systems, cameras for monitoring livestock and grain stirrers to name a few. The full list of items can be found in the Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme (CPSG) Round 2 Handbook.

Farmer’s awarded funding under Scheme 1 can apply for further funding, but the two applications combined cannot exceed the value of £12,000. The closing date for the scheme is the 3^rd September 2019.

For more information contact your nearest Simmons & Sons Rural team.

Henley-on-Thames – 01491 571111

Basingstoke - 01256 327711