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Post by Oatking on Jun 22, 2021 17:29:25 GMT -6
Anybody look into the grain dryer part of this program. I skimmed through it quickly and sounded like they were covering 50% on a energy reduced grain dryer, what ever that means.lol Government is taking pre approved applications now.
Is this actually sound like a good program or is it to good to be true.
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Post by ltk on Jun 22, 2021 18:19:53 GMT -6
If thats true all it means is that the price of a new "energy reduced grain drier" just went up by 50%. Sorry, I mis-spoke, it just doubled.
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Post by gleanerl on Jun 22, 2021 20:52:56 GMT -6
Been a week or so since I read an article on it. If the info was correct, what caught my attention was that your improvement project must cost a minimum $50,000 to qualify.
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Post by meskie on Jun 22, 2021 20:56:23 GMT -6
A decent sized dryer is over 100 so shouldn’t be hard to spend 50
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Post by slashnburn on Jun 23, 2021 9:00:21 GMT -6
I wonder if putting in a more efficient burner counts as energy improved.
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Post by meskie on Jun 23, 2021 9:13:21 GMT -6
I wonder if putting in a more efficient burner counts as energy improved. You would think so.... but government programs and common sense don’t go together. Be nice if it could be used for getting gas also |
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Post by Oatking on Jun 23, 2021 11:59:43 GMT -6
Be nice to find the web site with all the details. Sometimes the government does have some decent programs. I used the environmental farm plan back in the early 2000 thousands to buy fertilizer bins. They paid 33% of the cost of bins so every 3 bins was one free. That program ran out of funding for obvious reasons. Seems like its always the early bird gets the worm with these programs.
I didnt see any funding for solar panels for farm use. correct me if I am wrong! That would be a valuable green project.
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Post by prairieboy on Jun 23, 2021 13:11:41 GMT -6
I despise all these government programs. (Not that I wouldn't take advantage of them. I view it as getting some of my tax money back.) They are taking advantage of us by saying "Oh look here, we’ll help you buy a new grain dryer. Now just shut up about our carbon tax." We fall for it because like everybody else we like "free" money. I would prefer if they would just leave us alone on all fronts. Not to mention the waste and red tape that goes into administering all these boutique programs. The individual farmer never wins in the long run when government projects itself into every aspect of our business.
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Post by megrizzly on Jun 23, 2021 18:26:34 GMT -6
The grant is more for energy efficient options on a new dryer, not really the cost of a standard dryer. It will be very similar to the program in Alberta although the exact details haven't been released yet.
Eligible Costs
Enclosed Dryer Roof, or Enclosed Dryer Top Cover
Automatic Moisture-based Controllers
High-Efficiency Burners
Variable Speed Drives (VSD) for Electric Motors
Grain dryer PTO to Electric Motor Conversion
Insulated Plenums
Exhaust Air Recirculation Systems
Heat Exchangers
Gravity-Fill Roofs
Electrical or gas submeters on Dryers
Temperature and moisture monitoring cables for in- bin drying systems
Thermostats or thermometers for plenum or burner temperature control on in-bin drying systems
Adapter plates for efficiently fitting external heaters to in-bin drying systems
Indirect-fired high-efficiency portable aeration dryers
Automated bin fan control systems
Ineligible
× Aeration Fans and Ducts
× Grain Elevators and Conveyors
× Grain Legs or Grain Pumps
× Hopper Bins
× Conversion from Propane to Natural Gas
× Standard Grain Dryer Configurations
× Additional Tiers
× Readers, software, or data subscriptions for interfacing with moisture and temperature cables
× Equipment that is leased
× Motors that are not for converting PTO to Electric
× Installation and labour costs are not eligible under this program.
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Post by SWMan on Jun 24, 2021 22:19:04 GMT -6
I despise all these government programs. (Not that I wouldn't take advantage of them. I view it as getting some of my tax money back.) They are taking advantage of us by saying "Oh look here, we’ll help you buy a new grain dryer. Now just shut up about our carbon tax." We fall for it because like everybody else we like "free" money. I would prefer if they would just leave us alone on all fronts. Not to mention the waste and red tape that goes into administering all these boutique programs. The individual farmer never wins in the long run when government projects itself into every aspect of our business. I agree with you 100%, hate programs and avoid them at all costs. For me that includes crop insurance and hail insurance as well. Life is too short to deal with government bureaucrats and adjusters. ha ha Although something I read recently may be of interest to someone on here. Apparently they removed the reference margin limit for agristability and extended the deadline to sign up until end of this month. Maybe someone sees a trainwreck coming and wants to enroll... www.agr.gc.ca/eng/agricultural-programs-and-services/agristability/resources/important-changes-to-agristability-for-2020-and-2021/?id=1586466427048 |
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