Funding for farmers
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced (9 June 2022) that grants of up to £300,000 will be made available to farmers to help their businesses and add extra value to their produce.
The £30million funding from the Farming Investment Fund will enable farmers in England to purchase equipment to process, diversify and add value to their products after they have been harvested or reared.
This could include premises and equipment for the preparation or processing of agricultural produce, for example turning milk into cheese or yoghurt, processing meat into sausages, and potatoes into crisps or chips; or equipment such as vending machines and display facilities for selling food direct to customers. The funding will be offered in sums between £25,000 and £300,000.
The government also announced today that the first round of new Slurry Infrastructure grants, worth £13 million, will open later this autumn. The new grants will help livestock farmers in England to upgrade their slurry storage and nutrient management systems and, in so doing, help reducing water and air pollution from slurry. Guidance for applicants is now available on GOV. UK.
Read the announcement online.