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The 2012 Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) Capital Grant Scheme is now open for applications from March 1st to April 30th. A budget of £21 million is available, with grants of up to £10,000 per holding. This scheme supports capital works that improve water quality in the Dart, Slapton, Salcombe to Kingsbridge, Yealm, Erme, and Avon catchments. Priority items include watercourse fencing, livestock drinker bases, and manure storage roofing. Contact Lizbe Pilbeam at Natural England for more information at 07748 105971 or lizbe.pilbeam@naturalengland.org.uk.
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Catchment Sensitive Farming Winter 2012 Update Slapton, Salcombe to Kingsbridge, Yealm, Erme, Dart, Avon Lizbe Pilbeam – 07748 105971 lizbe.pilbeam@naturalengland.org.uk LAUNCH OF 2012 CSF CAPITAL GRANT SCHEME Application Window 1st March – 30th April To request your application pack ring: 0300 060 1111. Budget £21m allocated. The maximum available grant per holding is £10,000. We now pay for capital items on the basis of 50% of the actual cost of agreed capital works up to the maximum guide price shown in the handbook. Target Area All land feeding into the Dart, Slapton, Salcombe to Kingsbridge, Yealm, Erme, and Avon catchments. To find out if you are in a priority catchment and target area, please check the Natural England website: http:www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/farming/csf/cgs/catchments.aspx
CSF Capital Grant Scheme 2012 • Priority Items • Watercourse fencing • Hard bases for livestock drinkers and feeders • Pasture pumps and associated pipe-work • Ram pumps and associated pipe-work • Yard works for clean and dirty water separation • Resurfacing of gateways • Roofs for slurry and silage stores • Livestock and machinery tracks and associated • livestock fencing • Roofing of manure storage and livestock gathering • areas • Livestock drinking trough with associated pipe-work • 2012 CSF Activities • I will be offering: • Free Fertiliser Calibration Testing • Free Infrastructure Reports • Free Soil Sampling and Associated Nutrient Management Plans • Free Advice on the 2012 and 2013 CSF Grant Schemes • Contact me if you are interested in participating in any of these offers.