Local Action Group Thursday 23 rd August 2018 102756 J C Gay & - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Project Reports Local Action Group Thursday 23rd August 2018

102756 J C Gay & Son – Oestrus and Rumination monitoring collars (MooMonitor+)

Priority 1 Support for Farm Productivity Objective: The business will benefit through improved efficiency, better animal health, reduced feed wastage and higher milk yield. Grant £10,200 Intervention Rate 40% Jobs Created 0.0 Results:

• One new technique

105419 DJ & JN Spratt – Improving Arable Cropping Efficiency

Priority 1 Support for Farm Productivity Objective: to grow the business by investing in a direct drill to increase productivity and implement a new and improved strategy for establishing crops at Cote Farm, Aust. Grant £28,120 Intervention Rate 40% Jobs Created 0.5 Mzuri Direct Drill Results:

• One new technique

104040 F Roe & Son – Milking Equipment Improvements

Priority 1 Support for Farm Productivity Objective: improve the health and welfare of the cow herd by modernising and improving milking equipment to create a more efficient and sustainable milking enterprise: variable speed motor vacuum and milk pumps, an airwash and cluster flush system plus herd management system at Toghill Farm, Wick Grant £31,839 Intervention Rate 40% Jobs Created 1

Cow Collar for Herd Management

104040 F Roe & Son – Milking Equipment Improvements

Results:

• Efficiency improved
• One hour less milking time
• 20% reduction in electricity
• Milk quality improvements – cell

count

• Optimised calf interval – 20 days

saved

• Conception rates up 10%
• Savings of £10k pa
• Early detection of sickness
• New staff in the Autumn
• Herd growth in pipeline

105664 Westwind Oak Buildings Ltd – Workshop Development

Priority 2 Support for Micro and Small Business Objective: to invest in additional workshop machinery to allow for greater efficiency and capacity to enable the company to grow and create new jobs at the workshop in Lower Claverham Grant £10,538.17 Intervention Rate 40% Jobs Created 2 Businesses Benefitting 3 Chain Morticer and Two Circular Saws

105664 Westwind Oak Buildings Ltd – Workshop Development

Results:

• One FTE (mix of employees and

sub-contractors plus Apprentice)

• Three suppliers have seen

modest increase in business

• Increased order book from

greater capacity Jungheinreich Forklift Truck

104085 Hawkesbury Community Shop

Priority 4 Rural Services Objective: to refurbish and develop the newly created Community-run Shop in Hawkesbury Upton Grant £29,955.91 Intervention Rate 80% Jobs Created 1 Businesses Benefitting 1 Shop refurbishment and refit with mini cafe; Upstairs gutted to create kitchen, store room, and office to let

104085 Hawkesbury Community Shop

Results:

• 1.4 FTE posts safeguarded
• 1 part time post introduced
• 1 part time post planned
• More than 40 active

volunteers

• Turnover up 60% and rising
• More local produce on sale
• Positive impact on social

wellbeing

• Countryside Alliance “best new

shop” award

105143 Ganley & Naish Cider

Priority 1c Support for Farm Productivity Objective: to invest in a new belt press and other equipment to double craft cider production, at Kenn in North Somerset Grant £10,253.83 Intervention Rate 40% Jobs Created New Products 2

105143 Ganley & Naish Cider – Production Expansion

Results:

• New production line up

and running for 2017 Harvest

• One new cider (Browns)

now on sale, a second in process

• Well on the way to

doubling production and looking to expand further

Bio Belt Press

102629 Farmborough Community Shop

Priority 4 Rural Services Objective: to provide a new prefabricated building to house a community-run shop in the village

• f Farmborough.

Grant £83,072 Intervention Rate 80% Jobs Created 2 Rural Population Benefitting 2,700

102629 Farmborough Community Shop

Results:

• Full Time Manager recruited
• £30,000+ raised through local

fundraising including Community Shares

• £30,000 grant from Prince’s

Countryside fund

• 40 volunteers recruited
• Opened July 2018 – going well

102590 M&G Countryside Development

Priority 6 Support for Increasing Forestry Productivity Objective: To purchase a specialist woodland tractor and winch and front loader in order to expand the forestry business and improve productivity Grant £39,788.00 Intervention Rate 40% Jobs Created 1.33 Results:

• 1.0 FTE (so far)
• One new technique – extracting

and removing heavy timber with winch and loader.

102562 - JF and ST Ludlow

Priority 2 Support for micro and small businesses (non- agricultural) and farm diversification Objective: To diversify the farm business and install a new purpose built swimming pool 12.5m x 5m in a redundant dairy parlour building on the

• farm. The pool would provide a place to

run a swimming school for children as well as a local leisure facility. Grant £99,960.93 Intervention Rate 33.8% Jobs Created 3 (over 3 years)

From this.........

Results (not due till April next year):

• Pool has opened and is trading as a

business.

To this...........

102821 – Refurbishment of Cart Shed, Winterbourne Barn

Priority 5 Support for cultural and heritage activity Objective: Restoring a traditional Cart Shed to provide a reception and education centre for Winterbourne Medieval Barn, a building of national historic importance. Grant £41,212.80 Intervention Rate 80% Jobs Created Results:

• First year results due Mar 2019