GRANTS SPECIAL: Farming industry 'uncertain' about availability of future grants

TFA chief executive George Dunn said he believes farmers should be encouraged to consider what investment they need in their businesses over a three-year period and then use those plans to apply for a level of annual grant to support those goals

Rachael Brown
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GRANTS SPECIAL: Farming industry 'uncertain' about availability of future grants

Prior to the General Election, there were various rounds of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund which ‘cropped up seemingly as a way to mop up some of the unspent budget' resulting from the then...

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