The Small Productivity Grant was extremely popular with many farmers in Wales and England on the last round. The grant paid 40% of the standard item price up to £12,000, therefore no quotes or additional information was required. Items include Cattle and sheep handling equipment GPS and field mapping Slurry Application Direct Drills EID readers […]
Posted on August 15th, 2018 by Ellen Cottrell
Over the last 18 months Carver Knowles has been involved in helping farmers to secure over £260,000 worth of LEADER Grant funding for a range of agricultural equipment and diversification including: Direct Drills GPS and Auto Steer Cattle Handling Equipment Automatic Palletiser Slurry Sand Separator Shepherd Huts Equine Facilities Barn conversion for diversification purposes LEADER […]
Posted on August 15th, 2018 by Ellen Cottrell
Carver Knowles are delighted to offer for sale 38.91 acres of woodland and pasture at Starveall Lane, Pamington, Tewkesbury. The land is comprised of 26.73 acres of woodland and 12.18 acres of pasture. The woodland has great amenity potential with large rides and areas of open space. It was planted in the winter of 2003 […]
Posted on August 15th, 2018 by Ellen Cottrell
There are many opportunities to add value prior to any sale of rural property with obtaining planning permission being one of the most obvious. For rural properties with obvious planning potential, getting planning permission prior to offering the property to the market can widen the number of potential purchasers. For barns in particular, potential […]
Posted on July 19th, 2018 by Ellen Cottrell
Business rates as they are commonly referred to are actually called Non-Domestic Rates and therefore can apply to any property classed as non-domestic whether used privately or as part of a business. They are a form of local taxation which are collected by the local council to help pay for local services. Your rating […]
Posted on July 10th, 2018 by Ellen Cottrell
Carver Knowles were delighted to support the South Central region of The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (R.A.B.I.) at their charity farm walk on Friday 6th July 2018. The farm walk was held at Guiting Manor Farms Ltd in the Cotswolds. There were around 100 people in attendance for the farm tour which took us […]
Posted on July 9th, 2018 by Ellen Cottrell
The Rural Payments Agency has introduced its Small Grant Scheme under the Countryside Productivity programme and the application window is now open. The grant is part of the Rural Development Programme for England and gives grant funding towards for specific pieces of agricultural equipment which are targeted at improving efficiency, welfare and resource management. The […]
Posted on February 27th, 2018 by Ellen Cottrell
MID TIER COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIP SCHEME The Mid Tier Scheme has been “streamlined” to cover the 4 main themes: Arable Lowland Mixed Farming Upland The scheme is now also non-competitive, meaning that all farmers who meet the eligibility requirements can get an agreement to deliver as few as 3 options, or as many as 14. […]
Posted on February 8th, 2018 by Ellen Cottrell
Do you have a project in mind but not sure what funding is available? The pathway to grant funding is often a bit of a minefield with different schemes for different projects with a range of criteria and deadline dates. If you have a project in mind and would like to know if it is […]
Posted on September 14th, 2017 by Ellen Cottrell
Britain leaving Europe has left a question mark over agricultural grants as we know them. Whilst we cannot predict the future, we can report that DEFRA has stated that they will honour any grant funding allocated to farmers pre-2019. However, all grant funding is now competitive and with limited money available it is vital […]
Posted on May 16th, 2017 by Ellen Cottrell