Meal bin grants

dungfly

Are these available once again? What's required? Paint & concrete. When will grants be available?

lakill Farm

dungfly wrote: »

Are these available once again? What's required? Paint & concrete. When will grants be available?

Id be interested in this

leoch

Me to...... I wonder can U claim back the vat on these anyway as they are a fixed item

tanko

Were grants ever available for meal bins? Haven't heard anything about it lately.

Farmer Pudsey

Not at present however next year there is supposed to be a tams for agri development coming out. I presume things like Meal bins, slat mats as well as sheds, tanks and everything else will be on it. I imagine that it will be timed so taht it effect will be felt towards possible election date in late 2015 early 2016. This would mean that they will need to start it early in the yaer.

I think they are limiting spend on present grant to 80K of work/farmer. What this will mean that if you draw 15K in funding for farm safety you will be limited to 65K in next scheme and other schemes through out present CAP scheme which ends in 2019.

Got a bin done last time it was available. After VAT back and collecting Grant I got an 11 ton split bin for 2.5K. However if doing again I go for two smaller bins as present one is too high if you need to do anuthing with it. I hope the top bin never blocks. Did mats on slats and 16' slats cost about 600/pen.

If you can do a bit all the time it amazing how you can develop your set up over the years. When you have deprecation allowances set up( I know lakhill you prefer to refer to as Capital Allowances) and keep them balanced year after year in effect you have the tax benifit up front. on smaller projects.

Tax benifits on larger project are a different matter.

lakill Farm

leoch wrote: »

Me to...... I wonder can U claim back the vat on these anyway as they are a fixed item

Yes you can claim the vat back on them

TITANIUM.

A new meal bin is badly needed here.
Must keep an eye on this one.

Timmaay

What's the best value for a bin between 8 and 10ton? I priced up an 8ton before, best price 1800+vat.

Farmer Pudsey

Timmaay wrote: »

What's the best value for a bin between 8 and 10ton? I priced up an 8ton before, best price 1800+vat.

I think Spirofeeds in Mallow is one of the cheapest. 1800+vat seems to be a very good price for a 8 ton. Grant ones will have to be painted to shed colour so this uses up part of the grant however strictly speaking you need planning and most councils are now insisting on bins being painted if visible I think. Bins vary in size and we should go by cubic capacity rather than stated tonnage as all suppliers over state tonnage capacity but some really take the micky. As far as I know a 5 ton basic bin is the most of the price you state for an 8 ton.

NI suppliers are often very compeditive compared to southern ones so you could price up there as well. If you have room in a shed you could put in one of the fabric ones which are very cheap.

Timmaay

Useful info on there FP, I'm actually flipping a coin between getting a meal bin or using the existing loaf for meal, you got any more information on the indoor bags? I'd get away with 6ton, once I can connect an augur system to the bottom of it. I was actually thinking of creating a basic timber meal box inside in the current loaf, however I'd prb sink the guts of a grand into it between labour and sealing it, meal bin starts to make sense then.

leoch

Wat meal bin manufacturing companys in the north are.there .one closed in with locked door I would like

Farmer Pudsey

Timmaay wrote: »

Useful info on there FP, I'm actually flipping a coin between getting a meal bin or using the existing loaf for meal, you got any more information on the indoor bags? I'd get away with 6ton, once I can connect an augur system to the bottom of it. I was actually thinking of creating a basic timber meal box inside in the current loaf, however I'd prb sink the guts of a grand into it between labour and sealing it, meal bin starts to make sense then.

This is what they look like have no other info and am unaware of costs or if auger can be fitted

http://www.donedeal.ie/feedingequipment-for-sale/meal-bins/7414078

kay 9

What percentage is the grant folks?