Grants available on Spaldings machinery

The UK government is offering funding to help farmers in England with the cost of specific equipment, aiming to boost productivity, sustainability and animal health and welfare. Grants of up to £25,000 are available for 2023, with farmer’s being able to apply to two schemes: ‘Productivity and Slurry’ and ‘Animal Health and Welfare’. Here at Spaldings, we’ve put together a guide of which grants are applicable to our current machinery. 

Speak with your local account rep or call 01522 507600 to speak with our agricultural team today and find out more.

Who can apply:

• farmers
• horticulturalists
• forestry owners
• contractors carrying out services to any of the above

Grants for items on the Animal Health and Welfare list are available to farmers or contractors in the following sectors:

• beef cattle
• dairy cattle
• sheep
• pigs
• laying hens
• broilers

FETF200P: Tractor mounted flail mulcher for orchards and vineyards (large)

Funding available per unit: £960

“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."*

TMC Cancela TP-180 Rear Mtd. Mulching Topper

Product Code: 17250

The TP range of Mulchers have been designed for the agricultural sector. They are characterised by their strength and lightweight ensuring an excellent mulching thanks to its wide range of configurations.

• Working width (m) 1.8
• Total width (m) 2.02
• Counterblades 2 replaceable rows
• Max. allowed power (cv) 70
• Rotor/s cutting diameter (mm) 385
• Gearbox input speed (rpm) 540

FETF202P: Forestry Mulchers

Funding available per unit: £4,492

“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.”*

TMC Cancela TFX-225 Forestry Mulcher c/w Hydraulic Push Frame

Product Code: 17364

These machines are specially designed for mulching branches and low trees, including remaining stumps after felling trees; producing a very high degree of mulching, often to sawdust. Engineered with high specification build quality, utilising high strength steel and incorporating cutting edge technology to produce long lasting replaceable hammers with carbide tips, designed and patented by TMC CANCELA.

• Cutting dia. 325mm, multi-purpose teeth with carbide tip
• Body built in high strength steel “Flexi Steel”
• 4 Chain curtain for front protection
• 2 chain curtain extra protection in the centre
• Sidestep system on body sides

TMC Cancela TFK Forestry Mulcher c/w Hydraulic Push Frame

FETF207P: Air Drills for established cover crops

Funding available per unit: £796

“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.”*

Vento Air Seeder

High precision versatility – the Vento air seeder can apply all types of seed, grasses, slug pellets and granular materials depending on working width by simply changing seed rollers. Available in a choice of 8 or 16 outlets providing a maximum working width of up to 6m or up to 12m, depending on model.

• In-cab control
• Pneumatic seed delivery
• Optional Headland management
• Optional GPS for accurate forward speed metering
• True variable seed rate on the move

FETF112: Grassland Sward Lifter

Funding available per unit: £2,804

“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.”*

Spaldings FLATLIFT®

**Requires 12832 disc per leg and packer roller to qualify.

The FLATLIFT® machine can be fitted with a range of options suited to a variety of grassland and arable applications for increased choice and flexibility.

For more information on how to apply, visit:

• NFU Step-by-step guide on how to apply. - https://www.nfuonline.com/updates-and-information/a-guide-to-the-farming-equipment-and-technology-fund/
• Gov.UK official guidance - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/farming-equipment-and-technology-fund-fetf-2023/about-the-farming-equipment-and-technology-fund-fetf-2023

Images supplied by Spaldings Ltd and TMC Cancela.

* Govt UK, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/farming-equipment-and-technology-fund-fetf-2023/annex-3-fetf-2023-productivity-and-slurry-eligible-items [Accessed 23/03/2023].