AVAILABLE GRANTS AND FUNDING
ADOPT Fund ( Round 6) now open.
Closing April 8th April 2026
The ADOPT Fund is part of Defra’s Farming Innovation Programme, delivered in partnership with Innovate UK.
The aim of this competition is to support innovative, on-farm trials or experiments to test ideas or solutions and demonstrate that they will address major on-farm or immediate post farmgate challenges or opportunities.
Your project must have the potential to significantly improve one or more of the following:
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productivity
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resilience
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sustainability and progression towards net zero farming
Your proposal must demonstrate to other English farmers, growers or foresters how the idea or solution will be of benefit to them.
If you are unfamiliar with the Innovate UK application process, you may wish to explore the ADOPT Facilitator Support Grant. The support grant is designed for applicants to engage with an external Project Facilitator to aid in the project scoping and application submission to the ADOPT Full Grant competition.
There is also a Support Hub available for applicants needing to request information or general support.
Full ADOPT Grant: Round 6 - GOV-UK Find a grant
TO FIND OUT HOW FARMERS HAVE BEEN USING THE ADOPT FUND PLEASE CLICK THROUGH TO THE BLOG BELOW
ADOPT round 6 opens today: hear how farmers are using funding – The Farming Blog
Sustainable Farming Incentive Options for Precision Farming
The SFI is currently closed for new applications but is expected to open in June 2026 for new applicants and small farms with a further round in September 2026 for existing agreement holders.
PREVIOUS ROUNDS OF THE SFI HAVE INCLUDED OPTIONS TO SUPPORT THE ADOPTION OF PRECISION AGRICULTURE
Variable rate application of nutrients 3 years £27 per hectare (ha) Variable Rate Application (VRA) technology is used to apply nutrients on arable, horticultural land or improved permanent grassland, to match the nutrient needs of crops in different areas within land parcels
Camera or remote sensor guided herbicide spraying 3 years £43 per ha Robotic camera-guided or remote sensing technology is used to precisely target application of systemic herbicides to control weeds on arable land, permanent crops or grassland
Robotic mechanical weeding 3 years £150 per ha Robotic mechanical weeding technology is used for precision weed control on arable and horticultural land, reducing or eliminating the use of systemic herbicides
Robotic non-mechanical weeding 3 years £101 per ha Robotic non-mechanical weeding technology is used, such as laser or electric weeders, for precision weed control on arable and horticultural land reducing or eliminating the use of systemic herbicides
For Further information on SFI 2026: The new SFI offer for 2026 – The Farming Blog
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF)
The Farming Equipment Technology Fund is a great way to support the investment in technology at a farm level. We are expecting a further round of FETF funding for 2026 - for further information on what can be funded please follow this link; Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2024 (closed) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Innovate UK Funding
Innovate UK run various rounds of funding to support the development of technology in agriculture for further information on current round of funding please follow this link: Farming Innovation Programme – Farming Innovation Programme (ukri.org)