Project Reports Local Action Group Thursday 23 rd 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 Mzuri Direct Drill 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 Results: • One new technique
104040 F Roe & Son – Milking Equipment Improvements Priority 1 Support for Farm Cow Collar for Herd Management 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
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 Chain Morticer and Two Priority 2 Support for Micro Circular Saws 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 3 Benefitting
105664 Westwind Oak Buildings Ltd – Workshop Development Results: Jungheinreich Forklift Truck • One FTE (mix of employees and sub-contractors plus Apprentice) • Three suppliers have seen modest increase in business • Increased order book from greater capacity
104085 Hawkesbury Community Shop Shop refurbishment and refit with Priority 4 Rural Services mini cafe; Upstairs gutted to create Objective: to refurbish and kitchen, store room, and office to let develop the newly created Community-run Shop in Hawkesbury Upton Grant £29,955.91 Intervention Rate 80% Jobs Created 1 Businesses 1 Benefitting
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 0 New Products 2
105143 Ganley & Naish Cider – Production Expansion Results: Bio Belt Press • 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
102629 Farmborough Community Shop Priority 4 Rural Services Objective: to provide a new prefabricated building to house a community-run shop in the village of Farmborough. Grant £83,072 Intervention Rate 80% Jobs Created 2 Rural Population 2,700 Benefitting
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- From this......... 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) 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 Support for cultural 5 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 0 Results: • First year results due Mar 2019
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