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The Rural Payments Agency have released details of a new Calf Housing Grant, with Stage 1, the online checker now available. The grant is offering up to 40 % of all eligible costs to build, upgrade or replace calf housing buildings. The aim of the grant is to improve calf welfare by providing housing with […]

DEFRA have now announced that farmers who have expressed an interest to apply, can sign up for the Sustainable Farming Incentive from Monday 18th September 2023. Expressions of interest can be registered online from today (30th August) through the Rural Payments Service. Carver Knowles have undertaken a number of SFI reviews and are able to […]

The application window for Countryside Stewardship 2023 ends on the 18th August 2023. Whilst we are still busy making Mid-Tier Countryside Stewardship applications for our clients, recent scheme changes have meant more of our clients are now opting to wait for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) instead. Whilst Mid-Tier Countryside Stewardship still has a place […]

Following the complete version of the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2023 being released in June of this year, this month we are expecting the staggered roll out of the SFI to start. There will be 23 SFI actions for farmers to choose from, with a “pick and mix” choice to suit their farming system. Many of […]

Carver Knowles are delighted to offer to the market approximately 11.93 acres of pasture land off the Hasfield Road at Hasfield, Gloucestershire. The land provides an excellent block of pasture but equally could lend itself to arable cropping, or equestrian or amenity uses (subject to planning). We are advised that mains water is connected. The […]

Alex Stafford Clark takes a look at some of the finer detail of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund Round 2.  The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) is opening for Round 2 and while the essence of the grant remains the same, there are some exciting developments. Unlike Round 1, the FETF 2023 has […]

Carver Knowles are delighted to offer to the market approximately 17.79 acres of arable land near Great Witley. The land offers an excellent block of productive Grade 3 land suitable for arable or grassland covers. The land benefits from excellent access onto the Stourport Road (A451). The land is offered to the market with a […]

Carver Knowles are delighted to invite our new and existing clients to our Spring Seminars, titled “An Introduction to the Sustainable Farming Incentive & Grant Funding Update”. We will be hosting two informal evening meetings for farmers and landowners to provide an introduction to the recently announced Sustainable Farming Incentive as well as to provide […]

The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) is set to open for a second round in 2023. An announcement has been made today that a new and improved FETF round is due to open, later this month for Productivity and Slurry Items, and in March for Animal Health and Welfare items. The grant continues to […]