CULTIVATE A GENERATION GRANTS RENEWED

PICTURED ABOVE: Apprentice engineer, Bayley Anderson, secured an agri-engineer grant in April

Kramp has announced that its Cultivate a Generation grant scheme supporting agricultural engineers, farmers, and students will continue into 2025. 

There are seven grant categories: engineers, arable farmers, livestock farmers, young farmers, small and large contractors, and family support. Winners will be drawn monthly throughout the year. 

Kramp will add £10,000 to last year’s amount, meaning £40,000 is available in 2025. This will be topped up further using the proceeds from Kramp’s LAMMA stand. 

“The Kramp shop at LAMMA is there to show farmers the range available to them when they visit a dealer supported by Kramp’s retail offer,” says Des Boyd, sales director at Kramp UK.

“We’re pleased to make our LAMMA shop not-for-profit by donating the proceeds to our Cultivate a Generation grant fund.”

In total, 44 grants will be awarded in 2024 from 400 applications. Reflecting on the success of Cultivate a Generation in its inaugural year, Des says he has been delighted by its impact on the successful applicants. 

Bayley Anderson, an apprentice engineer from Cambridgeshire, secured an agri-engineer grant in April. “I was really thrilled when I heard I'd won and excited too,” says Bayley. “I’m fairly new to the industry and am currently saving for a decent air compressor for my van. These winnings will go towards that. But more importantly, Kramp has contributed to my future, and I can’t thank them enough.”

Isabel Verey

Another grant winner in 2024 is Isabel Verey, who won the young farmer category in February. She is 20 years old and is currently in the process of taking over the family farm from her father. The farm comprises 40 suckler cows and their calves, plus a few followers and a livery yard. 

Isabel is working hard to diversify their income streams following the decline of BPS and applied for the ‘Young Farmer’ category, hoping some winnings would allow her to implement some of her ideas. 

“Initially, I was really surprised when I heard I’d won, but it soon sank in and felt great,” says Isabel. “As water is one of our biggest issues on the farm, I’d been thinking of ways to alternate the grazing areas of our livestock whilst fixing drainage. The money went towards fencing and water management and helped me show my parents that my ideas work!”