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FETF 2026: apply now for equipment and technology grants

Posted by: The Team, Posted on: 17 March 2026 - Categories: Payments for equipment, technology and infrastructure
Two young lambs, one light‑coloured and one dark‑coloured, lying on straw beneath a red heat lamp inside a barn.

Applications are open for FETF 2026, with £50 million available to help farmers, growers and contractors invest in equipment that improves productivity, animal health and welfare, and slurry management.

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Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2026: guidance now available 

Posted by: The Team, Posted on: 24 February 2026 - Categories: Payments for equipment, technology and infrastructure
A cylindrical silage pusher with a green top sits on the left side of a covered barn walkway. Several black‑and‑white cows stand behind a metal railing on the right, eating from a long line of feed on the ground. The scene is inside an open‑sided livestock shelter with green support beams and concrete flooring.

Applications for the next round of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF 2026) open on 17 March. The guidance is now live, and we’re hosting a webinar to help you prepare.

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