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The FETF is now open for applications, a grant fund which covers part of the costs of equipment and technology that improve productivity, manage slurry, and support animal health and welfare. The application window is open now and will close at midday on 10 July 2025.

Defra has confirmed that they will now accept applications for an SFI agreement from those that started and saved, but did not submit, an application in the 2 months leading up to the closure date. The detail is yet to come but we know from the Farming Minister’s announcement the following…

Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2025: guidance now available FETF provides grants for machinery, equipment and technology items to ‘help cut costs and boost efficiency’.

The news this week that the SFI Scheme will be closed to new applicants could not be more disappointing, especially on the back of the unexpected reductions to delinked BPS payments.