The new Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2023 grant scheme launched in England on the 9th February 2023. Find out how you can put it to work for your business.
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) provides investment towards specific items of equipment which will improve productivity and efficiency for farming, horticultural and forestry businesses.
This article details some of the key information, but please visit the full scheme manual here for all the relevant terms, conditions and details.
Looking for more help? Contact your local TAG Sales Representative or call us on 0345 222 0456 to for any assistance.
Equipment which we supply which may be eligible for this grant include.
- Pichon
- Trailing Shoe
- Dribble Bars
- Injectors
- Major
- Trailing Shoe
- Dribble Bars
- Disk Injectors
- GEA
- Slurry Pumps
- Sumo
- Grassland Subsoilers
- Direct Drill
- Straw / Stubble Rake
- John Deere
- HarvestLab Sensor
- Slurry & Nutrient Sensing
- Direct Drill
- AutoTrac Steering Systems
- Pessel
- Digital Weather Stations
- Remote crop monitoring
- Krohne
- Flowmeters
- Horizon
- DTX Direct Drill
- Moore
- UniDrill
- Horsch
- Avatar (Available from selected depots)
- Stocks
- Overseeder
- AW Trailers
- Nurse Tanks
Who can apply?
Farmers, Horticulturalists, and forestry owners in England can apply. Contractors can also apply if they have a registered business address in England and are carrying out services for Farmers, Horticulturalists or forestry owners.
How much can I apply for?
- The grants are for a minimum of £1,000 and a maximum of £25,000 for specific items.
- A full schedule below which details the funding for individual items.
- Applicants must have sufficient funds to pay for all Items in full, before claiming the grant payment, as this is paid in arrears.
- For example, if you buy an item costing £1,000 and the grant amount allowed for that item is £400, you need to pay the remaining £600 yourself. You can’t fund this remaining amount with other UK public funds such as other grants, or via lease or hire purchase (Not on finance).
Timeline for applications
- You will have to pay for and install all items before you can claim a grant towards them, and ahead of the claim submission deadline. Although still to be confirmed the expected deadlines are;
- October 2023 for Productivity & Slurry items
- January 2024 for Animal Health and Welfare items
- Applications must be submitted online using;
- Productivity & Slurry FETF Application portal (Expected to open in February 2023)
- Animal Health and Welfare FETF Application portal (Expected to open in March 2023)
- Once equipment is purchased, installed and the item is operational, a single claim for payment for all the Items listed on your application needs to be made. More details on claiming can be found here.
With supply challenges on may items of equipment, act now to ensure that any grant funded purchases can be on farm ahead of claim deadlines.
What can I claim for?
A summary of the equipment which Tallis Amos supply which could be eligible for the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund grants is shown below. Please contact your local sales rep, or call us on 0345 222 0456 to for any assistance.
| 1. Horticulture | |||
| FETF number | Item name | Specification | Grant Amount (£) (based on a quantity of 1) |
| FETF2 | Electronic row seeder | Electronic row seeder capable of easily handling small batches of trays. To be eligible the seeder must include row bar dibbling and seeding unit with vibrating covering unit. Unit must be able to process 2,000 rows of seed per hour. Must be capable of handling 600mm x 400mm trays. To allow for future expansion the unit must be capable of being used on a conveyor belt system to allow incorporation into a fully automated seeding line. Drum seeders are not eligible under this item. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 10,470 |
| FETF3 | Five row seeder | Manual push seeder which can sow a minimum of 5 rows. It must have soil openers at the front and roller(s) at the rear, and changeable seed wheels/rollers for different crops and spacing. Maximum of 2 per application. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 670 |
| FETF5 | Inter row weeders 1.8m | A system using precision camera guided hoes to remove weeds from within horticultural crop rows. The system must be able to automatically distinguish between the crop and weeds. Minimum working width 1.8m. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 24,139 |
| FETF6 | Inter row hoe 3m | A system using precision camera guided hoes to remove weeds from between crop rows. Designed to be used at relatively high speed and to be able to automatically distinguish between the crop and weeds. Camera system can detect position of crop rows and automatically adjust the hoes to only remove the weeds between the crop rows. Minimum working width 3m. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 9,015 |
| FETF7 | Inter row hoe 6m | A system using precision camera guided hoes to remove weeds from between crop rows. Designed to be used at relatively high speed and to be able to automatically distinguish between the crop and weeds. Camera system can detect position of crop rows and automatically adjust the hoes to only remove the weeds between the crop rows. Minimum working width 6m.Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 22,745 |
| FETF8 | Salad leaf harvester | Manual push harvester, 80cm minimum cutting width. Maximum of 2 per application. | 1,027 |
| *FETF200P | Tractor mounted flail mulcher for orchards and vineyards (large) | Tractor mounted PTO driven flail mulcher for mowing between rows of trees or vines in woodland, orchards or vineyards. The machine must be able to shred branches up to 6cm in diameter into woodchips. To be eligible, the machine must have a minimum working width of 1.60m and a maximum working width not exceeding 2.30m. Machines with working widths over 2.30m are not eligible under this item. For an alternative mulcher see FETF202P. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 960 |
| 2. Forestry | |||
| FETF number | Item name | Specification | Grant Amount (£) |
| FETF14 | Tree shears capacity to fell 300mm diameter trees | Grip and hold shear harvester head, with additional side mounting brackets, specifically for the cutting of small diameter trees, coppice, and brush. Must have the capacity to cut, fell and hold trees of 300mm in diameter. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 3,219 |
| FETF15 | Tree shears capacity to fell 650mm diameter trees | Grip and hold shear harvester head with 360-degree rotator specifically for the cutting of trees, coppice, and brush. Must have the capacity to cut, fell and hold trees of 650mm in diameter. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 11,000 |
| FETF16 | Forestry grab or grapple | The grab or grapple must be specifically designed for handling felled trees and able to safely pick up and hold large felled trees. Must open to at least 1.3m when fully opened. | 1,198 |
| FETF20 | Timber winches | These may be either tractor or forwarder mountable. To be eligible for grant funding winches must have automatic safety braking and be controllable remotely via an electric cable or radio control device. The winch must have a pulling force of 65kN or above and be supplied with at least 9m of wire rope. It must be fitted with a logging plate and protection guard to provide protection to driver and tractor. | 3,400 |
| *FETF201P | Automatic tree planter | An excavator mounted machine which prepares a planting hole, inserts a small tree, and applies water all as one operation. | 23,732 |
| *FETF202P | Forestry mulcher | Tractor mounted or skid steer mounted forestry mulcher. PTO or hydraulically powered. Mulcher must be able to shred branches up to 7.5cm in diameter. Must be able to shred material down to 25mm below ground surface. Eligible machines must have a minimum working width of 1.8m. Grass flail mowers are not eligible under this item. For alternative mulcher see FETF200P. | 4,492 |
| 3. Slurry Management | |||
| FETF number | Item name | Specification | Grant Amount (£) |
| FETF26 | Robotic slurry pusher / collector | Robotic system with intelligent software and sensors to allow the robot to navigate independently throughout the passageways. It must have built in sensors to avoid contact with the livestock. Cost includes robot and charging station. | 7,573 |
| FETF27 | Slurry separators | Screw press slurry separator, capable of processing a minimum of 10m3/hr, with a resulting solid fraction of 30% dry matter according to the model’s theoretical capability. All other forms of slurry separation are not eligible under this item. | 7,613 |
| FETF28 | Flow rate monitoring of slurry | An electronic device to measure and record application of slurry. The system purchased must include slurry flow rate meter and in-cab display/controller. The system purchased must be able to be linked to GPS to provide an accurate electronic record of slurry application by volume to specific field areas. Devices which do not link to GPS nor record and store data for later electronic downloading are not eligible. | 2,134 |
| FETF29 | Real time inline nutrient analysis of slurry | Nutrient analysis of slurry in real time during application using Near Infra-red (NIR) spectroscopy. System will analyse and record the level of Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potassium (N,P,K) during application. System must have the capability with aid of GPS to provide accurate application rates for each field application. System must be able to be retrofitted to existing slurry application equipment. You cannot claim for this item and FETF48 as one item. You must purchase separate Near Infra-Red (NIR) spectroscopy units for each item. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 10,803 |
| FETF30 | Nurse tank minimum capacity 50m3 | Mobile nurse tank for handling and application of slurry and digestate. Minimum tank capacity 50m3. Supplied complete with hydraulic braking, road lights, four outlet points and sight level glass. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 11,400 |
| FETF31 | Nurse tank minimum capacity 100m3 | Mobile nurse tank for handling and application of slurry and digestate. Minimum tank capacity 100m3. Supplied complete with hydraulic braking, road lights, four outlet points and sight level glass. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 14,700 |
| FETF32 | Dribble bar minimum working width 6m | Dribble bar applicator, minimum 6m working width, to fit to slurry tanker or attach to flexible pipe/umbilical system. Includes macerator, stone traps and pipework to connect to tanker or umbilical system. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 4,200 |
| FETF33 | Dribble bar minimum working width 10m | Dribble bar applicator, minimum 10m working width, to fit to slurry tanker or attach to flexible pipe/umbilical system. Includes macerator, stone traps and pipework to connect to tanker or umbilical system. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 5,400 |
| FETF34 | Shallow injection systems 3m working width | Injection system to incorporate slurry under the soil surface, to fit to slurry tanker or attach to flexible pipe/umbilical system. Minimum working width 3m. Includes macerator, stone traps and pipework to connect to tanker or umbilical system. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment | 8,250 |
| FETF35 | Shallow injection systems minimum 6m working width | Injection system to incorporate slurry under the soil surface, to fit to slurry tanker or attach to flexible pipe/umbilical system. Minimum working width 6m. Includes macerator, stone traps and pipework to connect to tanker or umbilical system. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 8,984 |
| FETF36 | Trailing shoe slurry system 6m | Trailing shoe slurry applicator, minimum 6m working width, to fit to slurry tanker or attach to flexible pipe/umbilical system. Includes macerator, stone traps and pipework to connect to tanker or umbilical system. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 7,375 |
| FETF37 | Trailing shoe slurry system over 8m | Trailing shoe slurry applicator, minimum 8m working width, to fit to slurry tanker or attach to flexible pipe/umbilical system. Includes macerator, stone traps and pipework to connect to tanker or umbilical system. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 8,017 |
| FETF38 | Umbilical hose reeler for slurry application | Umbilical hose reeler for slurry application, random or compartmentalised, trailed or mounted. Must include a minimum of 400m of hose. | 3,300 |
| FETF39 | Trailed compartmented reeler for slurry application | Trailed compartmented reeler for slurry application. Must include a minimum hose length of 1,600m. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 5,400 |
| *FETF203S | Mobile slurry chopper pump | Tractor PTO or hydraulically driven mobile centrifugal slurry chopper pump. Pump must have a minimum 100 cubic metres per hour transfer rate at a 10m head. The pump must have a pumping head of at least 100 metres. Pump must have a 100mm diameter inlet or larger and minimum 65 mm diameter outlet. Cost does not include suction pipe or umbilical pipe. Umbilical piping is funded under a separate item. Static pumps are not eligible under this item. Only chopper pumps to be used for slurry transfer are eligible under this item. Other types of pump and pumps intended to be used for other liquids are not eligible under this item. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 4,355 |
| *FETF204S | Remote control for engine driven slurry pumps | A remote control and monitoring system for the control of engine driven slurry pumps. To be eligible the system must have pressure monitoring on the outlet side of the pump. The system must be able to remotely start and stop the engine from the cab of the application equipment. It must also have variable engine speed control. The system must come with an in-cab display for the application tractor which shows and monitors slurry flow rate, engine speed (RPM), engine temperature and oil pressure of the engine on the slurry pump. The remote control and in cab display must be able to control and monitor the engine and pump from at least 2,000m away. To be eligible the system must be able to be retrofitted to existing engine driven slurry pumping systems. This item is only eligible for use with systems used for pumping slurry or digestate. Any other use for the system is not eligible. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 5,220 |
| 4. Arable | |||
| FETF number | Item name | Specification | Grant Amount (£) |
| FETF44 | Direct drill 3m | Direct drill for precision drilling of arable and cover crops, using either tines or discs to produce the seeding slot. To be eligible the drill must have a minimum drilling width of 2.9m, must have no cultivation or seed bed preparation equipment in front of the seeding slot mechanism and the seed must be placed in the seeding slot. The drill must be able to drill through a fully established growing cover crop of at least 15cm in height. Purchase must include seed hoppers. The drill must be able to drill the full range of arable and cover crops including cereals. The following are not eligible: Cultivators with over-seeders or broadcasters, minimum till drills, strip till drills, grassland over-seeders, and grassland broadcasters. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 12,054 |
| *FETF205P | Direct drill 4m | Direct drill for precision drilling of arable and cover crops, using either tines or discs to produce the seeding slot. To be eligible the drill must have a minimum drilling width of 3.9m, must have no cultivation or seed bed preparation equipment in front of the seeding slot mechanism and the seed must be placed in the seeding slot. The drill must be able to drill through a fully established growing cover crop of at least 15cm in height. Purchase must include seed hoppers. The drill must be able to drill the full range of arable and cover crops including cereals. The following are not eligible: Cultivators with over-seeders or broadcasters, minimum till drills, strip till drills, grassland over-seeders, and grassland broadcasters. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 14,276 |
| FETF45 | Direct drill 6m | Direct drill for precision drilling of arable and cover crops, using either tines or discs to produce the seeding slot. To be eligible the drill must have a minimum drilling width of 5.9m, must have no cultivation or seed bed preparation equipment in front of the seeding slot mechanism and the seed must be placed in the seeding slot. The drill must be able to drill through a fully established growing cover crop of at least 15cm in height. Purchase must include seed hoppers. The drill must be able to drill the full range of arable and cover crops including cereals. The following are not eligible: Cultivators with over-seeders or broadcasters, minimum till drills, strip till drills, grassland over-seeders, and grassland broadcasters. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 18,720 |
| *FETF206P | Direct drill with fertiliser placement 3m | Direct drill with fertiliser placement for precision drilling of arable and cover crops, using either tines or discs to produce the seeding slot. To be eligible the drill must place the fertiliser adjacent (below or to the side) to the seed in the seeding slot. The drill must have a minimum drilling width of 2.9m. With the exception of the fertiliser placement mechanism, the drill must have no cultivation or seed bed preparation equipment in front of the seeding slot mechanism and the seed must be placed in the seeding slot. The drill must be able to drill through a fully established growing cover crop of at least 15cm in height. The item purchased must include seed and fertiliser hoppers. The drill must be able to drill the full range of arable and cover crops including cereals. The following are not eligible: cultivators with over-seeders or broadcasters, minimum till drills, strip till drills, grassland over-seeders, and grassland broadcasters. Drills which broadcast the fertiliser on the surface rather than place the fertiliser in the soil adjacent to the seed are not eligible. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 25,000 |
| *FETF207P | Air drill for establishing cover crops | A small pneumatic (air) drill for seeding cover crops designed to be mounted on existing drills or soil tillage equipment. To be eligible the air drill must have electronic metering, capable of drilling a range of small cover crop seeds. Seed placement will be via either pipes, coulters or spreader plates with a minimum drilling width of 3m and have a minimum seed hopper capacity of 300 litres. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 796 |
| FETF51 | Retro fitted yield monitoring | An electronic device retro fitted to a combine or forage harvester to monitor crop yield during harvest. It will provide information on harvesting rate, with total and partial area (field) yield of crop. Must include purchase of yield sensor for combine or forage harvester, in-cab display and software for downloading to computer. Applications involving only the purchase of software or activation codes for existing sensors and displays are not eligible. If you are not intending to purchase an in-cab display but use an existing display, you must not include this item in your application. You cannot use a display included in FETF50 Variable Rate Controller for sprayers and fertiliser spreaders for this item. To be eligible for this item you must purchase yield sensors to fit onto the combine or forage harvester and in-cab display. Purchase of in cab displays and software only is not eligible. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 1,373 |
| FETF54 | Controls for continuous grain dryer | Continuous dryer control system designed to continuously monitor the running of bulk grain. Dryer controls can be accessed by mobile phone. | 2,094 |
| FETF55 | Grain stirrers | Grain stirrers installed within a flat store which move across the grain on a gantry. | 7,934 |
| *FETF208P | Tractor mounted stubble rake 6m | Tractor mounted rake for use as part of a zero or minimal-till system. Minimum of 6m width. To be eligible, the rake must have tines which will agitate the soil surface and spread crop residues evenly across the field. The aim should be to encourage earthworm activity and to break up damp mats of straw which are likely to harbour slugs. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 5,800 |
| *FETF209P | Inter row companion drills 3m | Inter row drill for precision direct drilling of a range of cover or companion crops, using either tines or discs to produce the seeding slot. To be eligible the drill must have a minimum drilling width of 3m, must have no cultivation or seed bed preparation equipment in front of the seeding slot mechanism and the seed must be placed in the seeding slot. The drill must be able to drill between the rows of an established growing crop. The drill must have a minimum inter-row spacing between coulters of 45cm. Drill must include seed hopper. Drills which use either broadcasting or over seeding as a method of placing the seed in the seed bed are not eligible under this item. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 13,400 |
| *FETF210P | Inter row companion drills 6m | Inter row drill for precision direct drilling of a range of cover or companion crops, using either tines or discs to produce the seeding slot. To be eligible the drill must have a minimum drilling width of 6m, must have no cultivation or seed bed preparation equipment in front of the seeding slot mechanism and the seed must be placed in the seeding slot. The drill must be able to drill between the rows of an established growing crop. The drill must have a minimum interrow spacing between coulters of 45cm. Drills which use either broadcasting or over seeding as a method of placing the seed in the seed bed are not eligible under this item. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 13,400 |
| *FETF211P | Liquid fertiliser applicator for seed drills/planters 3m | A system to connect to a seed drill (minimum 3m) for precision application of liquid fertiliser while drilling or planting to incorporate the solution into the soil at the desired rate. The system must include a fill tank, hydraulic powered pump, drill mounted liquid distribution manifold, calibration, pressure regulation, liquid blockage monitoring, nozzle & pump flush system and in-cab spray control system - spray on/off switching. In-cab control system, (or auto flow control) may also be used with FETF50 variable rate controller for sprayers & fertiliser spreaders. Systems for incorporation of other liquid chemicals such as herbicides and fungicides are not eligible. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 6,362 |
| *FETF212P | Liquid fertiliser applicator for seed drills/planters 6m | A system to connect to a seed drill (minimum 6m) for precision application of liquid fertiliser while drilling or planting to incorporate the solution into the soil at the desired rate. The system must include a fill tank, hydraulic powered pump, drill mounted liquid distribution manifold, calibration, pressure regulation, liquid blockage monitoring, nozzle & pump flush system and in-cab spray control system - spray on/off switching. In-cab control system, (or auto flow control) may also be used with FETF50 variable rate controller for sprayers & fertiliser spreaders. Systems for incorporation of other liquid chemicals such as herbicides and fungicides are not eligible. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 7,354 |
| 6. Resource Management | |||
| FETF number | Item name | Specification | Grant Amount (£) |
| FETF49 | Measuring nitrogen levels in crops using light reflectance | Uses a tractor mounted sensor to determine the nitrogen status of the crop using light reflectance to enable real time variable rate nitrogen fertiliser application. The system must include sensors, mounting frame to the tractor and linkage to the variable control on the fertiliser spreader to enable automatic control of the application rate of nitrogen fertiliser while in operation. To be eligible the system must be able to automatically control application of fertiliser and record application rates. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 6,675 |
| FETF50 | Variable rate controller for seed drills, sprayers and fertiliser spreaders | An electronic device to connect to an existing drill sprayer or fertiliser spreader for the purposes of changing the rate of application automatically without operator input. The regulation system will work from either a pressure or a flow sensor and provide sectional control. The system must be able to record application rates applied and download to computer. The system must include variable rate controller, section control, in-cab display and software. Applications involving only the purchase of software or activation codes for existing control systems are not eligible. If you are not intending to purchase an in-cab display but use an existing display, you must not include this item in your application. You cannot use a display included in FETF51 Yield Monitoring for this item. You must purchase an in-cab display with variable rate control. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 1,850 |
| *FETF213P | Remote soil moisture sensing | A sensor designed for outdoor field use, that is inserted into the soil and can measure moisture accurately at a single or range of depths. It will have an in-built battery and a remote communication system such as Bluetooth which will connect with either a networked base station or directly to a mobile phone. The sensor and any base station hardware is eligible. Subscriptions or software are not eligible. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 206 |
| *FETF215P | Weed wiper 2.4m | The weed wiper must be a trailed machine suitable for towing by light field vehicles eg ATV. It must have height adjustment and have at least one rotating application roller (made of carpet, brush or other material). The weed wiper must be 2.4m minimum working width and have an electric pump and pump control to control herbicide application rate. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 1,041 |
| *FETF216P | Camera guided inter row sprayer 3m | A sprayer using precision camera guidance to spray between the rows of growing crops to remove weeds. Designed to be used at relatively high speed and to be able to automatically distinguish between the crop rows and weeds. To be eligible the system will use real time photo recognition to identify individual weeds and control the sprayer to spot spray the identified weeds. The system must be able to control individual spray nozzles switching them on and off independently as required. Minimum working width 3m. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 4,365 |
| *FETF217P | Camera guided inter row sprayer 6m | A sprayer using precision camera guidance to spray between the rows of growing crops to remove weeds. Designed to be used at relatively high speed and to be able to automatically distinguish the difference between the crop rows and weeds. To be eligible the system will use real time photo recognition to identify individual weeds and control the sprayer to spot spray the identified weeds. The system must be able to control individual spray nozzles switching them on and off independently as required. Minimum working width 6m. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 6,255 |
| *FETF218P | Robotic drill and guided hoe | Autonomous robotic vehicle which can drill and mechanically weed (hoe). The device must be able to precisely place seed in the ground. It must also be able to mechanically weed between the drilled rows but also weed between the plants in the row. To be eligible the robot must be able to operate completely autonomously in the field without the need for an operator to carry out any function apart from refilling the seed hopper. To be eligible the robot must be able to both drill and hoe. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 25,000 |
| 7. General | |||
| FETF number | Item name | Specification | Grant Amount (£) |
| FETF46 | GPS light bar | GPS guidance system using light bar to aid guidance. To be eligible the device must be linked to smart phone or tablet to create, recognise, and load field boundary information. The device must provide field boundary measurements. It must have a minimum capability of straight and curved guidance modes, with minimum pass to pass accuracy of 20cm. | 306 |
| FETF47 | Assisted steer system (retro fitted for older tractors) | Assisted steering system linked to GPS to enable auto steering for use on older tractors. For the system to be eligible it must include electric, hands-free, assisted steering system, with installation onto steering wheel or replacement of steering wheel with assisted steering device. Applications for software or activation codes for existing/ pre-installed auto steering system are not eligible. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 1,051 |
| FETF48 | Real time inline forage crop analysis | Analysis of forage crops in real time during harvest using Near Infra-red (NIR) spectroscopy. System must be able to analyse and record the level of dry matter, crude protein, starch, crude fibre, sugar and crude ash. The system must also have the ability through analysis of dry matter content to automatically control silage additive application rates. System must be able to be retrofitted to existing forage harvesters. You cannot claim for this item and FETF29 as one item. You must purchase separate Near Infra-Red (NIR) spectroscopy units for each item. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 7,536 |
| FETF110 | Cover crop roller 3m | Tractor mounted roller system to terminate and/or bruise cover crops ahead of direct drill. Minimum of 3m width. To be eligible the roller should be constructed to have an uneven or ridged surface to aid the crimping or bruising of the cover crop to destroy it. The roller must completely crimp or bruise the crop across the full working width of the roller. Flat rolls and ring rolls are not eligible under this item. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 1,952 |
| FETF111 | Cover crop roller 6m | Tractor mounted roller system to terminate and/or bruise cover crops ahead of direct drill. Minimum of 6m width. To be eligible the roller should be constructed to have an uneven or ridged surface to aid the crimping or bruising of the cover crop to destroy it. The roller must completely crimp or bruise the crop across the full working width of the roller. Flat rolls and ring rolls are not eligible under this item. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 3,313 |
| FETF112 | Grassland sward lifters | To be eligible, must have a minimum of 3 legs with adjustable depth control (at least to 300mm) via the legs or packing rollers. Machine must have cutting disc in front of, and a packing roller behind, each leg, shear bolt or mechanical reset on each leg. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 2,804 |
| FETF114 | Biological control applicator | Fan powered hand-held applicator. Must give an even distribution of up to 3m or more. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 906 |
| FETF118 | Digital weather station | A system/station that has the minimum functionality to record barometric pressure, temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed and direction, solar radiation, UV levels, soil moisture and soil temperature. The system must be able to link wirelessly to a computer. The cost includes the station, mounting facilities and sensors for above functionality. Excludes installation costs, service costs, annual licence fee for software and calibration. Serial number required - to be submitted with your claim for payment. | 575 |
