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FETF 2025 Open for Applications

 

The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2025 is now open for applications, with applications closing at midday on 10th July 2025. This fund provides grant support for farmers investing in equipment to improve productivity, slurry management and animal health and welfare.

 

A total of £46.7 million has been made available across England, with farmers able to apply for grants of between £1,000 and £25,000 per funding theme detailed below. This represents a competitive opportunity to secure up to 50% of the RPA-determined cost of an item.

 

1.       Productivity (up to £25,000) 

2.       Slurry Management (up to £25,000)

3.       Animal Health & Welfare (up to £25,000)

 

We have experience securing a wide range of grant funded options for our clients, some of the most popular include:

 

ü  Low emission slurry spreading equipment (dribble bars, trailing shoes)

ü  Robotic equipment including slurry pushers / collectors

ü  Slurry separator

ü  Livestock handling systems (fixed and mobile)

ü  Automatic footbaths

ü  Grassland equipment including sward lifters and aerators

  

Where can I find out more on FETF?

Should any of the above, or the 280 other options available, interest you, our team of consultants are always happy to answer your questions. Get in touch today, in order to begin work on your application!


Sam Kelly

07777 696080


Charlie Davies

07904 601104


Alfie Rumsey

07399 117257

 

Office 01454 614624



 

 
 

Farming Equipment & Technology Fund 2025

Details on FETF grant funding for 2025 applications have been released today by DEFRA.

 

The application window will open on Thursday 29th May, for a period of six weeks, closing at midday on the 10th July.  The scheme will again be competitive and work on a scoring basis.  As with the last round, eligible items are grouped into three ‘themes’:

 

1.       Productivity (up to £25,000)

2.       Slurry Management (up to £25,000)

3.       Animal Health & Welfare (up to £25,000)

 

DEFRA have made a total of £46.7 million available across England.


Who is Eligible?

 

  • If you are a farmer, horticulturalist, forestry owner or contractor you are eligible for funding.

  • The Animal Health and Welfare Grant is only available to beef cattle, dairy cows, sheep, pigs and laying/broiler chickens. Unfortunately, Goats have been excluded again. 

  • You will be eligible to apply if you have received FETF grants in the past, however if the fund becomes oversubscribed, applicants that have not claimed more than a total of £10,000 of productivity and slurry management funding from previous FETF rounds will be favoured.


What Items Are Available and How Are They Scored?


Productivity


All available items under the ‘Productivity’ theme can be found here. Applications for productivity items are scored on their productivity benefit, their environmental benefit and their level of adoption by the wider industry.

 

Slurry Management

 

All available items under the ‘Slurry Management’ theme can be found here. Applications for slurry items are scored on: improving slurry management, environmental benefit and their level of adoption by the wider industry.

 

Items under both the productivity and slurry management themes have a score of up to 100, with your application total calculated by adding up the individual score of each item, and dividing it by the number of items applied for.

 

You are able to apply for a score uplift of 25% if your SBI number has received less than £10,000 in funding across these two themes in previous FETF rounds.

 

For both the productivity and slurry management themes, the RPA will pay you a grant amount of either 40% or 50% towards either the average cost of the item (if it costs you the same or more than the RPA’s listed price) or the actual cost you pay for an item (if the item costs you less than the RPA’s listed price).

 

Animal Health & Welfare


All available items under the ‘Animal Health & Welfare’ theme can be found here. You can increase your application’s score by 20% if you provide evidence that you have discussed your application with a vet.


If you would like to discuss your options, or prepare an application, please get in touch!


 


Sam Kelly

07777 696080


Charlie Davies

07904 601104


Alfie Rumsey

07399 117257

 

Office 01454 614624


 


 

 

 

 
 

Grass for Silage Quality Update

With 1st cut underway for most of you, we bring you the final update on grass for silage quality monitoring.  


Despite the sunshine, fresh grass sugars have dropped slightly this week in Gloucestershire. Rapid growth rates have diluted sugar concentrations, pushing the protein:sugar ratio above the 1:1 target. If your analysis shows similar trends, consider using a preservative additive to avoid composting your silage.


📉 Check nitrate levels before mowing!!


Want all the detail? Check out the full report here:



Please don’t hesitate to contact us if we can help in any way. 



Sam Kelly

07777 696080


Charlie Davies

07904 601104


Alfie Rumsey

07399 117257

 

Office 01454 614624




 
 

Kelly Farm Consulting 

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