The Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS) is a capital grant scheme for eligible active farmers and crofters in Scotland, to help improve their environmental performance.
FFIS is designed to encourage agricultural businesses to carry out farm/croft capital investment to achieve the following objectives:
- improve business efficiency and sustainability
- protect, restore or enhance the environment
- reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- mitigate the effect of climate change
The scheme offers upfront capital funding that can cover up to 100% of costs, with an indicative budget allocation of £14 million.
HOW TOPCON AND LH AGRO CAN SUPPORT YOUR INVESTMENT
As Topcon’s preferred GB partner, LH Agro supplies the largest range of precision farming technology solutions in the industry, supported by a highly experienced team of engineers to provide support beyond the initial purchase.
With a proven track record in precision technology, plus over 40 years developing vital agriculture technology for crop and livestock production, Topcon provides effective solutions in soil preparation, seeding, crop care, harvest, and feed management.
The technology works in nearly every agricultural machine on the market; they are built to be universal and include ISOBUS compliance, making it possible to interface with third-party technologies.
A wide selection of Topcon items are eligible for the Future Farming Investment Scheme, and as specialist suppliers of electronic monitoring and control solutions since 1987, LH Agro is well positioned to guide you through the FFIS grant process for eligible products.
The products available from LH Agro that fit each eligible specification are outlined below, to help guide you through your decision making.
| ELIGIBLE | TOPCON PRODUCT |
| Automatic spray boom height control | Norac UC7, UC7 plus |
| Autosteering systems Incl. electric motor based GPS autosteering | X35, X25, XD, XD+ AGS-2 steer ready, AES-35 (electric wheel), hydraulic retrofit & Value Line Autosteering. |
| Combine yield mapping | Yield Trakk (YM3) |
| Crop scanning technology | CropSpec |
| Diet feeders weighing equipment (retro fit) | EZ 2805 BT and EZ 2810 BT weighing indicators & load cells. Scale Link 2010 & FD1 Tablet. For more details – contact us |
| Flow rate monitoring of slurry system | Apollo slurry application monitoring & control. |
| GPS guidance systems | X35, X25, XD, XD+ AGS-2 steer ready, AES-35 (electric wheel), hydraulic retrofit & Value Line Autosteering. |
| Lightbar manual GPS guidance | Value Line manual guidance
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| Measuring nitrogen levels in crops using light reflectance | CropSpec |
| Moisture meter for grain | CMM100 |
| Onboard weighing systems telehandler/tractor front loader (retro fit) | Weighlog Alpha 10 |
| Real time inline nutrient analysis of slurry | Apollo CM-20 LMS 20 |
| Retrofit yield monitoring for combines and other harvesters | Yield Trakk YM-2 (root crop), YM-3 (combine) |
| Spot sprayer or retro fitted camera guided spot spraying systems | Carbon Bee For more details – contact us |
| Variable rate controller for sprayers and fertiliser spreaders (retro fit) | Apollo and Athene rate and section control systems |
| Weighing system for agricultural trailers | TT Weigh, TT Weigh+ |
| Yield monitoring retro fitted system for combine or forage harvester | Yield Trakk YM-3 |
NEXT STEPS – INFO AND APPLICATION
FFIS opened for applications on 14 July 2025 and closes on 22 August 2025.
If you’re considering an application, the team at LH Agro can help. We can provide full insight into the products eligible under the grant, how they support a reduction in inputs, increase production, and promote sustainability, and ultimately, how precision agriculture optimises profitability and efficiency.
Please get in touch with Roy, who will be happy to answer your questions and provide quotes for eligible items: roy@lh-agro.co.uk or 07789 993322.