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Help at the First Fence for Farming and Forestry Scheme The Defra RDPE delivery team is offering a chance to deliver your Farming & Forestry Improvement Scheme (FFIS) application form direct to them and have the initial checks carried out on it at the same time. The checks which will be carried out will be basic completeness checks, this does not mean that your application will be appraised or you get a decision on that day but the team will be able to check that all the necessary information has been provided.
This will be by appointment only on the following dates – venues will be confirmed when you make your appointment Truro – 19th Dec Exeter – 20th Dec Bristol - 22nd Dec The team cannot guarantee that further sessions will be held in the New Year.
In order to make an appointment please ring 0300 0604311 or email Catherine.martin@defra.gsi.gov.uk
The Farming & Forestry Improvement Scheme is part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) and is part of a scheme of support, developed to help forestry businesses in England to become more efficient at using resources.
This scheme aims to help make your business more profitable and resilient while reducing the impact on the environment. Projects must fall within one of the following key areas of activity:
Animal Health and Welfare - Projects which bring about significant improvements in farm animal health and welfare.
Energy Efficiency - Projects to reduce or recover energy on farm resulting in a reduction of farm energy bills and carbon dioxide emissions.Eligible items include heat exchangers, gel coolers and ice builders.
Forestry - Eligible projects are those which improve the economic value of forests through the efficiencies of improved processing and adding value.Eligible items include such things as timber processors, forwarders, forestry trailers and tractor mounted forestry grabs.
Nutrient Management - Improvements in use of farm manures and slurries so as to improve soil quality and reduce reliance on artificial fertiliser. Eligible items include slurry injectors, mechanical slurry separation systems and Global Positioning Systems.
Water Resource Management - Rainwater harvesting, recycling and reuse systems to reduce reliance on mains water. Eligible items include pipe work specifically to intercept and divert roof water to a storage facility and rainwater harvesting equipment.
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