Author Topic: What grants/subsidies available for sheep keeping?!? (Read 5753 times)

PinkDelilah · « **on:** February 18, 2012, 09:04:40 pm »

Our small farm is rented out to a neighbouring farmer for sheep grazing.
We have a few animals of our own, including a couple of pet sheep, and lately we have been giving more thought to getting our own sheep to keep the farmland under control.
I am trying to look at the situation practically and work out the finances rather than emotionally (which I am often inclined to do!) and rushing out there to get my first full flock!!
Obviously we get a small fee for renting the farm out at the moment and I am trying to find out if there are any grants/subsidies etc available to people for keeping sheep which would go some way towards compensating for the lack of rent money?!?
If someone could even just steer me in the right direction of where to find out some more information, I would be very grateful.
I should also mention that we live in Scotland as I am sure this will influence what may be available to us.

robert waddell · « **Reply #1 on:** February 18, 2012, 09:07:34 pm »

how many acres is the farm

PinkDelilah · « **Reply #2 on:** February 18, 2012, 09:11:14 pm »

About 300 acres.

robert waddell · « **Reply #3 on:** February 18, 2012, 09:15:11 pm »

the farmer that rents the ground is he claiming single farm payment on it how long have you owned the farm and how long has the farmer rented it

PinkDelilah · « **Reply #4 on:** February 18, 2012, 09:21:07 pm »

Yes, I am sure he will be.
The farm has been in my husbands family for years and this farmer has been grazing here for about 11 or 12 years now.

robert waddell · « **Reply #5 on:** February 18, 2012, 09:31:27 pm »

so there is no entitlement to subsidy that you know of they maybe sold the entitlement or are claiming it as the slipper farmers you would need to buy entitlement and they are being phased out anyway
what area are you in