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 England and across Europe.
SFI – ENGLAND
DEFRA announces that it will stop accepting new applications for SFI from 11 March 2025.
See the full announcement here.
For those farmers who were accepted for the SFI scheme, there are various payments for which Claydon drilling is eligible. Spencer Claydon, a 4th generation farmer for E T Claydon and Sons, takes us through the various options available to farmers carrying out no-till crop establishment.
For more information on Claydon drilling and its application to SFI, receive your free leaflet by signing up to our product and grant updates by emailing marketing@claydondrill.com
FETF – ENGLAND
***LATEST*** 25.02.2025
DEFRA blog update to FETF capital grant fund:
Today, Steve Reed, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, announced new opportunities to apply for productivity grants in 2025.
Grants will be offered through:
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund
The Farming Innovation Programme
Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies Fund
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF)
FETF offers grants for equipment, technology and small infrastructure to boost productivity, improve slurry management and enhance animal health and welfare.
This spring, one round of FETF will be launched. Grants of between £1,000 and £25,000 will be available.
In total, £30 million will be available for productivity and slurry and £16.7 million will be available for animal health and welfare.
There will be a further DEFRA blog when the guidance for this round is available on GOV.UK and when applications need to be made.
Visit the DEFRA Capital Grants blog here
Aktionsprogramm Natürlicher Klimaschutz – Germany
For Claydon funding in Germany, please visit Aktionsprogramm Natürlicher Klimaschutz.
