Grants & Funding

Farmers and growers in England can now apply for up to £500,000 in Government funding to invest in cutting edge robotics and technology to boost food production. 

The AHDB board has said it is ‘no longer appropriate’ to continue providing annual seed corn funding now that Red Tractor is financially established and self-sustaining.

The long-awaited Farming Equipment and Technology grants are finally here, so we spoke to Ben Willcox from Shropshire-based Mastek Engineering for an overview of the company’s range of machinery, which is available for grant funding.

NFU has described the Farm Investment Fund as “good news for farmers” but warns that application windows are “tight”.

AHDB and BBSRC are partnering to invest £500,000 in UK agriculture to help the industry transition to more sustainable practices, and ultimately net zero carbon by 2040.

The government announced that farmers across the country will be given additional support to take action to reduce water and air pollution from their land. The announcement was made on on the 2nd of August 2021 and will provide an additional £17million

Gloucestershire farmers, growers and rural food start-ups can now benefit from £398k of funding to boost regenerative agriculture.

A digital dairy project aiming to create 600 new jobs in South-West Scotland and Cumbria has been awarded more than £21 million of funding.

Small and medium-sized businesses in the Humber may lack the knowledge and expertise required to tackle the growing flood risk facing the region.

The Tree Council is leading Close the Gap, a partnership project with a year of activity to champion hedgerows and is asking farmers to get involved to boost biodiversity, tackle climate change and preserve the unique character of the English countryside. 

A number of ponds are set to be created in the North Lincolnshire area, thanks to a new scheme funded by Natural England that is designed to protect the great crested newt (GCN) species.

UKRI and Defra have announced their R&D collaboration for an exciting new funding opportunity, Farming Innovation Pathways.