The Farm Business Grant (FBG) window opened on 1 September 2021 and will close at midnight on 1 October 2021.
It will provide farmers in Wales with a 40% contribution towards capital investments in equipment and machinery that have been pre-identified as offering clear and quantifiable benefits to farm enterprises. The minimum grant available is £3,000 and the maximum is £12,000.
Expressions of Interest (EOI) are to be made via your Rural Payments Wales on-line account. There is a full list of eligible items linked to animal health, genetics and performance; crop management; energy efficiency; resource efficiency and ICT. Some of the items include, amongst many others:
- Mobile and fixed cattle handling systems
- Cattle crushes
- Weighing systems and weigh bars
- Heat detection systems
- Mobile sheep handling systems
- EID equipment
- 10T Feed bins
- Chemical stores & diesel tanks
- GPS for precision farming
- Subsoilers and minimum tillage equipment
- Grassland seed drills
- Weed wipers
- Various energy efficiency equipment
For further information or help with an application please contact Ellie Watkins or Katie Davies on 01558 650381, ellie@agriadvisor.co.uk or katie@agriadvisor.co.uk