Grants applicable to OPICO distributed machinery

Grants are now live for the 2026 'Wales - Small Grants Scheme - Efficiency'. Applications are open from the 12^th January 2026 to the 27^th February 2026.

If your application is approved, you will have 180 calendar days of the date of the contract offer to purchase and claim for all the items in your contract. 

The grant will be a maximum 40% contribution against actual invoiced costs up to the maximum referenced costs as stated within Annex A.

Below is a list of the OPICO distributed machines that we believe are eligible. 

Full details.

Investment item: Subsoiler

Eligible Item: OPICO Sward Lifter

Specification:

• minimum working width of 2.7m
• minimum two legs
• cutting disc preceding each subsoil leg
• rear roller for consolidation
• depth control

Investment item: Micro Seeder

Eligible Item: OPICO Variocast E

Specification:

• small seeder, suitable for sowing small seeds such as grass, clover, rape, stubble turnips etc
• minimum hopper size 75 litres
• powered by an electric motor
• ability to calibrate and adjust application rate
• electronic on/off control system
• can be fitted to min-till cultivator, tractor or ATV

Investment item: Arable Crop Roller

Eligible Item: HE-VA King Roller, Tip Roller XL, Tip Roller

Specification:

Multi-section horizontal Cambridge/ring roller, comprising:

• hydraulic fold and transport wheels
• minimum working width of 6.15m
• plain or breaker rings

Investment item: Minimum Tillage/Cultivator

Eligible Item: HE-VA Combi-Disc

Specification:

Multi-component one pass/reduced cultivation machine consisting of:

• a minimum of three different soil engaging parts
• two of the soil engaging parts to be separate rows of either fixed, tines, discs, loosening legs or spring tines
• third soil engaging part must be a rear packer, crumbler, roller, rings or shouldered rings
• minimum of 3m working width

Investment item: Minimum Tillage/Cultivator

Eligible Item: HE-VA Triple Tiller

Specification:

Multi-component one pass/reduced cultivation machine consisting of:

• a minimum of three different soil engaging parts
• two of the soil engaging parts to be separate rows of either fixed, tines, discs, loosening legs or spring tines
• third soil engaging part must be a rear packer, crumbler, roller, rings or shouldered rings
• minimum of 3m working width

Investment item: Subsoiler

Eligible Item: HE-VA Stealth

Specification:

• minimum working width of 2.7m
• minimum two legs
• cutting disc preceding each subsoil leg
• rear roller for consolidation
• depth control

Investment item: Direct Drill

Eligible Item: Simtech TSG, TJG or TS

Specification:

Direct or slot seed drill capable of sowing grass, clover, herbs and forage crops into undisturbed soil.

• minimum working width of 2.7m.
• seed metered and delivered through either pneumatic or mechanical mechanism.
• seed delivered directly into pre-prepared slot produced by disc or slot mechanism in undisturbed soil.
• seed placed at consistent depth. 

Investment item: Direct Drill

Eligible Item: HE-VA G Drill

Specification:

Direct or slot seed drill capable of sowing grass, clover, herbs and forage crops into undisturbed soil.

• minimum working width of 2.7m.
• seed metered and delivered through either pneumatic or mechanical mechanism.
• seed delivered directly into pre-prepared slot produced by disc or slot mechanism in undisturbed soil.
• seed placed at consistent depth. 

If you'd like to discuss an eligible machine with a member of our Territory Management team, you can find their contact details here. 

This grant supports innovation towards finding local solutions to local water quality challenges in key priority catchments across the Anglian Water region. Unlike other grants, there are no set options, so if you are considering anything which could help protect raw water quality from pesticides, nutrients or soil loss we (Anglian Water) want to hear from you.

The application window opened on the 26^th January 2026 and applications will need to be submitted by 1^st March 2026.

Full details.

There will be a maximum grant rate of £7,500/holding to help support farmers and share some of the risk associated to trialling new approaches, changing practices and/or scaling up ideas to be incorporated into business as usual.

If you'd like to discuss an eligible machine with a member of our Territory Management team, you can find their contact details here.