In context
This call is open to small and medium-sized businesses, large companies and individuals, at scale-up and mature. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United Kingdom.
This grant funds the purchase and installation of automatic slurry scraper equipment for eligible farms, reducing manual labour and improving manure management efficiency. It is targeted at agricultural producers in England who meet Natural England's eligibility criteria.
About this grant
AQ1 is a capital grant item under the Countryside Stewardship scheme that funds the installation of automatic slurry scraping systems in livestock housing. The grant supports the cost of installing either a floor scraper with hydraulic ram and ratchet drive system or a rope/chain and winch system with electric motor in passageways or channels where slurry is deposited. By removing slurry more frequently from livestock housing, the system reduces ammonia emissions into the air, improving air quality and the natural environment. The grant is available to farmers with support from a Catchment Sensitive Farming adviser, particularly on holdings targeted for ammonia emissions reduction from agriculture.
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Eligibility
Applicants must have support from a Catchment Sensitive Farming adviser and either be on holdings targeted for reduction of ammonia emissions from agriculture or use the item in livestock housing with impermeable or slatted floors. The item cannot be used if the type of manure produced would render the scraper ineffective, if there is an uneven or cracked floor, if the automatic scraper is unlikely to reduce ammonia emissions, or if the work involves repair or replacement of an existing automatic scraper system. Applicants must be in England. The item may be used in woodland as of February 2025.
How it's scored
No specific evaluation criteria or scoring system is described in this page. Applications appear to be processed based on meeting the stated eligibility conditions and providing required evidence of support from a Catchment Sensitive Farming adviser.
Key requirements
- ✓Must be eligible under Natural England's schemes (likely targeted at farms in England)
- ✓Must meet specific requirements for automatic slurry scraper installation and operation
- ✓Equipment must comply with Natural England's technical standards
Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does Natural England offer?
- AQ1: Automatic slurry scraper offers $3,450.
- Who can apply for AQ1: Automatic slurry scraper?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GB; sme, large-company, individual. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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- Compared with 36 similar grants (regen ag in United Kingdom) listed in the last 12 months.
- Its value of $3k is above 38% of the 24 similar grants that state a value; their median is $5.0m.
- The same organisation listed 1 other similar grant here in the last 12 months.
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Regenerative agriculture funding supports soil health, cover cropping, reduced tillage, agroforestry and grazing practices that store carbon and restore land. It comes through agricultural support schemes, research programmes and supply-chain initiatives run with food companies. Applicants often need farmer partners, field trial plans and a way to monitor soil outcomes.
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