The Small Dairy Farmers Scheme is now open for applications. Closing date 31 May 2017 A fund of approximately £8.5 million has been made available to support small dairy farmers in England. The scheme will provide a one off payment to eligible farmers who choose to apply. You can apply for this scheme if both of the following apply: you had an annual cows’ milk production of up to 1,000,000 litres (during the period 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 you are still active in cows’