Grant funding is increasingly available for environmentally sustainable crop establishment systems and regenerative agricultural practices.
Claydon direct drills and stubble management machinery have attracted grant funding both historically and currently in various schemes in the UK and across Europe.
FETF 2026 – ENGLAND
Guidance on the new Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2026 is now available, with Claydon Direct Drills and Stubble Rakes again being eligible for grant funding.
Applications for the next round open on 17 March and close at midday on 28 April 2026.
FETF 2025 – England
Those who have had their application for a Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2025 grant approved by The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) and accepted it by 11 November now need to note the claims window deadline of midday on 31 March 2026. By then applicants must have bought the grant items and have them on site without packaging, or installed (if the specification states). Applicants must have emailed to the RPA a completed single claim form detailing all the items and containing all the supporting evidence that the items have been bought.