Kuhn machines available for latest FETF grant funding
23rd May 2025
Kuhn has announced that several of its machines are eligible for grants from the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) that is due to open at the end of May.
If successful, these grants contribute towards the purchase cost of the machines, helping farmers and growers to justify the investment and increase farm productivity.
Kuhn’s Rowliner interrow hoe with Rowlink camera guidance and three of the small seed hoppers in the SH range all meet the requirements set by Defra, the manufacturer confirmed.
Grants between £1,000 and £25,000 are available for single items within each theme – productivity, slurry management, animal health and welfare. The government said that £46.7m will be available across the three themes in a competitive process.
The Kuhn machines are in the productivity theme, which is designed to improve farm efficiency and profitability. Of the 66 items available, funding items FETF7, 6m interrow hoe, and FETF207, air drill for establishing cover crops, are applicable. Both items are eligible for up to a 50% contribution to the purchase cost (capped at £25,000).
Kuhn explained that its Rowliner interrow hoe with Rowlink camera guidance meets the requirements by using live camera imagery to distinguish between the row crop and weeds. The minimum 6m wide machine could secure the maximum funding, depending on the purchase price.
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Justifying investments at tough time
Models in Kuhn’s SH range that comply are the SH402, SH4080 and SH600. Stipulations of the funding include electronic metering; models that can be mounted to various makes of cultivators or drills; sow small seeds for cover crops; a minimum of 300-litre hopper capacity; and a width of 3m or more.
Edd Fanshawe, Kuhn’s arable product specialist, said that these grants could be ideal for farmers and growers to justify investments at a tough time.
He added: “Any financial support towards purchasing a machine that can improve efficiencies, increase productivity, or allow greater flexibility is worth considering. The SH hoppers are popular additions to cultivators and drills to apply small seed crops in the same pass, reducing diesel use and releasing time for other jobs.”
Applications for the FETF 2025 grants open on Thursday 29th May 2025, and will close at midday on Thursday 10th July 2025.
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