The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2023 (FETF) is open for applications from yesterday (21 February 2023) until 12 noon on 4 April 2023. Grants under the FETF provide a contribution towards the cost of buying new technology or equipment from an approved list. Grant rates are around 40% of a set sum for the specified items which represents a standard average purchase price of those items. Details on eligibility and what items can be grant funded can be found here.

BNG exemptions are changing
In April, we discussed potential upcoming changes to Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) exemptions. In July, the Government announced that the following changes

