Rural grants of up to 1m available from February

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Sally

THE Rural Economy Grant Scheme, worth up to £60 million in total, will be launched from the end of February.

It will make available grants of up to £1m and is aimed at micro, small and medium businesses. The objective is to boost farm competiveness and support significant growth in particular for agri-food, rural tourism, forestry, renewable energy and high growth sectors.

Separately, there is £20m available under the already launched Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme (FFIS) until December 2013.  This scheme aims to help make your business more profitable and resilient whilst reducing the impact of farming on the environment.

With the second round of FFIS funds expected to open in April 2012 now is the right time to be completing your application.

FFIS grants are for capital items. “The grant rate available is up to 40 per cent in non upland areas, and up to 50 per cent in upland, and the maximum grant allowable per
project is £25,000. The minimum grant is £2,500.”

To be eligible for funding under FFIS the project must fall within one of the following key areas of activity:

• Animal Health and Welfare
• Nutrient Management
• Energy Efficiency
• Water Resource Management
• Forestry

This may be a great opportunity to review and possibly improve animal health and welfare on your site.  Collinson manufacture over 100 different models of silo to accommodate animal feed, Farm assurances state that feed should be stored in ‘covered clean containers’ and a silo is just that!

Storing feed in bulk silos ensures; there is no waste, feed is protected from vermin and as such reaches your animals in optimum condition, which is exactly what you are trying to achieve!
Compliment your silo with a Cyclone dust collector which attaches to the exhaust pipe to collect any dust laden air during filling, this keeps the base clean and vermin free.

Collinson also have a range of feeding systems for all sectors; pig, poultry and dairy these coupled with a reliable Rotaflex, Discaflex or Daltec conveyor will provide a hygienic, efficient system for storing and transporting your feed directly to your feeders.

Strike whilst the iron is hot, to review your storage, conveying and feeding facilities please contact us on 01995 606451

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