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There is a wide range of grants and funding available to support farmers – most provided by government, but some offered by private businesses.
Discover what grant schemes are available in your region, whether you are eligible and get help from those in the know on putting together an application.

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GRANTS

Farming grant funding in England: A comprehensive guide

A plethora of government grants and support payments is available for farm businesses in 2024. Charlie Reeve discovers what’s up for grabs from Defra and the Rural Payments Agency (RPA)…

FARM ENERGY

Solar grants for farms - what's covered and how to apply

The Improving Farm Productivity solar grant is designed to support the installation of solar equipment on farm roofs and reservoirs. It is part of Defra’s drive to improve energy resilience…

PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTS

New round of Slurry Infrastructure Grant widens options

The second round of Defra’s Slurry Infrastructure Grant will open next month, with more items added to the list of investment eligible for support. The main changes from the first…

PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTS

Rural England Prosperity Fund: What is it and how to access it

The government announced the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) in 2022 as a top-up to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). A total of £110m is ringfenced in the REPF…

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Case studies

DAIRY

Calving dairy improves water management with funding grants

Cherry-picking options from three funding streams has helped a year-round calving dairy make targeted investments to improve water management in a critical catchment area. The Heaths at Red Earth Farm,…

MACHINERY

Worcs farmer taps into grants to revamp machinery fleet

Investing in new technology can be cripplingly expensive for a small farm, but securing funds from relevant grant schemes makes it possible to lighten the financial burden. James Kent and…

YOUNG FARMERS

How young farmers grew their businesses with Plumb support

The Henry Plumb Foundation has been helping young farmers to further their farming businesses for the past seven years.  Founded by Lord Henry Plumb, the foundation provides financial backing and…

PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTS

5 successful Leader grant projects to inspire farmers

Many farmers want to improve the resilience of their business by innovating or diversifying – but the level of investment required can be daunting. Farmers Weekly talked to five farmers…

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Community

GRANTS

Rsabi urges farmers to apply for Help for Heating grants

As the cost-of-living crisis continues to affect many across the country, Scottish agricultural charity Rsabi has urged farmers and crofters to make use of its Help for Heating financial support,…

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Insights

PAYMENTS, SCHEMES AND GRANTS

The grant support available to landowners for tree projects

The push to encourage more UK landowners to plant trees has seen Defra and the devolved administrations committing more grants to woodland creation, and to maintaining existing plantings across a…

ELM

Environmental Land Management - your questions answered

Earlier this year, after much clamour for more detail about the new post-Brexit policy for English farmers, Defra finally set out its plans for the next stage of its Environmental…

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News

FARM POLICY

Farmers frustrated by limited Defra support schemes

Farmers across England are raising concerns over the limited scope of Defra’s funding schemes, with many feeling sidelined unless they focus on woodland creation. Despite recent government claims of record…

GRANTS

Defra closes Farming Equipment and Technology Fund for 2024

With only a month to go for farmers to make their claims under the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) in England, the farming community has expressed disappointment that Rounds…

GRANTS

£57.5m paid out to flood-affected farmers

Flood-hit farmers in England have been paid out £57.5m in funding so far through the government’s Farming Recovery Fund. The fund has made more than 12,700 one-off payments to eligible…

GRANTS

Farmers prompted to access slurry grants by end of September

Livestock farmers in England are being encouraged to apply for slurry management grants ahead of the 30 September deadline. Grant funding of between £25,000 and £250,000 is available for farm…

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