Full ADOPT Grant Round 3

Farming, growing or forestry businesses based in England can apply for a share of up to £3 million for on-farm trial and demonstration projects, to improve adoption of new ideas or solutions in the agricultural sector.

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 proposal must demonstrate to other English farmers, growers or foresters how the idea or solution will be of benefit to them, and have the potential to significantly improve one or more of the following:

• productivity
• resilience
• sustainability and progression towards net zero farming

Deadline: 11am on Wednesday 22nd October 2025

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Farming Innovation Programme: Small R&D Partnership Projects

UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £7.8 million for small R&D partnership projects. This funding is from the industry led R&D Partnerships Fund, a part of the Defra Farming Innovation Programme.

The aim of this competition is to:

• develop solutions with the potential to improve overall productivity, sustainability, resilience and move existing agricultural sectors to net zero
• ensure solutions have positive outputs for farmers, growers or foresters in commercially relevant situations
• develop new agricultural solutions by collaboration through engagement with end users and the UK research community in the innovation process
• accelerate adoption by ensuring knowledge exchange with the wider sector and other stakeholders

Your proposal must be able to demonstrate how the project will benefit farmers, growers or foresters in England.

Deadline: 11am on Wednesday 5th November 2025

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