Here’s everything you need to know about sheep and cattle handling equipment specifications for the Countryside Productivity Small Grant (CPSG) scheme

The recent announcement of the third and final round of the Countryside Productivity Small Grant (CPSG) scheme has opened funding for equipment and technology on English sheep, beef and dairy farms. The grant will cover up to 40% of equipment costs at a total minimum value of £7,500 and total maximum of £30,000. Applications must be received by midday on 4 November 2020.

Click here for application and payment details.

Product availability: Wise Agriculture has shipping containers of cattle handling equipment arriving weekly to ensure product stocks are available.

Livestock items that qualify:

Mobile sheep handling systems

Specifications:

  • Trailer mounted and integrated into the handling system to form part of the race

  • Minimum 250 head capacity

  • Comes with minimum of 20 hurdles for gathering/forcing pends and two side pens

  • Drafting and dosing race with ability to fit a foot bath

  • Road legal

  • Galvanised or powder coated metal work

Disqualifications:

  • Trailers that aren’t integrated as part of the race

  • Wooden elements such as the race floor or gates

  • Painted metalwork

3.0m Porta-Yards by Landquip NZ

The 3.0m Porta-Yard mobile sheep handling system by Landquip NZ has a 250 sheep capacity can be increased with an existing fence.

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  • 1.0m high alloy hurdles with a solid top section protects dogs legs and reduces jumping sheep

  • Hydraulic lift and lower

  • Hydraulic suspension

  • Forcing pen and gate

    Click here to learn more.

Manual squeeze cattle crush

Specifications:

  • Manually operated

  • Squeeze

  • Full length head yoke

  • Full side opening on both sides of the crush

  • Sliding rear gate that operates from both sides of the crush

  • Galvanised or powder coated metal work

Disqualifications:

  • Painted metalwork

  • Wooden floors

Q-Catch 87 Series Manual Squeeze Crush

The Q-Catch 87 Series manual squeeze cattle crush is easy and quiet to operate.

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  • 3E Q-Catch Yoke Gate improves cattle flow with light

  • An infinite lock head gate and parallel squeeze requires no adjustments

  • Head gate can be operated from anywhere along the side of the crush

  • Full side access

  • Textured rubber floor from GoodYear

  • Powder coated

  • 7-year warranty

The Q-Catch 74-Series manual squeeze crush also qualifies. Click here for full manual squeeze crush offering.

Hydraulic squeeze crush

Specifications:

  • Hydraulically operated on power-driven pump

  • Squeeze

  • Full length head yoke

  • Full side opening on both sides of the crush

  • Sliding rear gate that operates from outside of crush

  • Galvanised or powder coated metal work

Disqualifications:

  • Painted metalwork

  • Wooden floors

  • Rotating/rollover foot trimming crushes

  • Pneumatically operated

  • Hand/manually powered pump hydraulics

Q-Power 107 Series Hydraulic Squeeze Cattle Crush

The Q-Power 107 Series Hydraulic Squeeze Cattle Crush is world renowned for its quietness and ease of operation.

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  • Spacing in the 3E Q-Catch Yoke Gate uses light to improve cattle flow

  • Single-phase hydraulic power pack

  • Curtain style front and rear gates

  • Power pack is mounted away from the crush

  • Control arm operates on either side of the crush

  • Removable panels plus opening top and bottom side doors give operators multiple points of access

  • GoodYear rubber floor

  • 3-year warranty

The Q-Power 104-Series hydraulic squeeze crush also qualifies. Click here for full hydraulic cattle crush offering.

Head scoop for cattle crush

Specifications:

  • Must restrict side-to-side head movement

  • Galvanised or powder coated metal work

Disqualifications:

  • Painted metalwork

  • Integrated head restraints supplied with a cattle crush as standard which cannot be purchased separately and retrofitted are not eligible under this item

 Q-Catch Cattle Head Scoop

The Q-Catch Cattle Head Scoop uses a scissor action motion to securely hold the head in place.

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  • Fits all crushes in the Q-Catch and Q-Power Series range

  • Simple push pull operation

  • Single lever control uses a dual friction lock with infinite adjustments

  • Adjustable height to fit any size animal

  • 7-year warranty





Mobile cattle handling systems

Specifications:

  • Integrated road legal trailer

  • Manual or squeeze crush with locking head yoke

  • Race

  • Holding pen

  • Gathering pen

  • At least 10 gates/hurdles purchased with unit

  • Anti-backing at rear of the crush operated from outside

  • U-shaped rotating rump bar on a wheel

  • Sliding gate

  • All metal construction

  • Galvanised or powder coated metal work

Disqualifications:

  • Wood elements

  • Painted metalwork

Q-Catch 87 Series Portable Handling Systems

Incorporating Arrowquip’s manual and hydraulic cattle crushes, there are more than 37 different portable options available. The Q-Catch 87 Series Portable Handling system is a market favourite.

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  • Features the Q-Catch 87 Series manual squeeze crush

  • Infinite locking head gate and parallel squeeze

  • GoodYear rubber floor

  • Adjustable width 2.4m (8’) race

  • Main frame beams that run from front to back of the unit are continuous pieces of steel with no joins

  • Manual Jacks as standard

  • 12 months warranty

Wise Agriculture can also supply you with required gates and hurdles.

Multiple Q-Catch portable system options qualify. Click here for full mobile cattle handling system offering.


Fixed cattle handling systems

Specifications:

  • Corral and race-way handling facility to attach to a crush

  • Crushes are not included in this grant item but race must lead to a crush

  • Fixed to the ground by bolting to concrete or attaching to concrete supporting post

  • Minimum two metal holding pens

  • One circular metal forcing pen with internal radius of 2.4-5m

    • Covered sides with smooth material

    • Leads into curved race

  • Side covered race sections between 3-5m length

  • Sliding rear gate fitted at either end of race

  • All metal construction

  • Galvanised or powder coated metal work

Disqualifications:

  • Wood elements

  • Painted metalwork

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Adjustable Easy Flow cattle races

  • Sheeted sides prevent distractions from outside the race

  • Simple lever system alters width

  • Available in 10’ sections which peg together or to a crush or tub

  • Optional anti-backing bars keep cattle moving forwards

  • Cann be set up as a double race using a double exit tub and merge sections

3E BudFlow® Tub

The Bud Box concept with the safety of a push gate. Cattle enter the BudFlow® at the front of the pen, When they naturally turn back, they will be headed right for the race opening. If necessary the operator has the option to use the forcing gate to empty the tub.

  • Single race exit, available in an 8’, 10’ or 12’ radius

  • The BudFlow® easily attaches to other Arrowquip products.

Wise Agriculture offers full system design. Click here for full fixed system offering.

Weigh bars and weigh platforms

Specifications:

  • Electric load bars or electronic weigh platform

  • Operate with digital weigh heads/readers

  • HD type load bars

  • Capable of weighing 2,000kg

Digital weigh heads/readers are separate grant items

Disqualifications:

  • Non electronic weighing systems

Tru-Test HD5T Load Bars

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  • Heavy duty load bars, ideal for use under the heaviest of cattle crushes.

  • 5 ton rated capacity

  • Sealed load cell protects against water ingress for outdoor use

  • Suitable for use with all current TruTest indicators

  • Will bolt directly to Arrowquip Q-Catch and Q-Power Series cattle squeeze crushes.

Electronic weigh systems

Specifications:

  • Digital weighing device

  • Record and display individual weights on screen

  • Operate EID readers and operate auto drafting systems

  • Connect to computer or mobile device to download data

    • Items relying on mobile device must include mobile device as part of purchase

Weigh bars are separate grant items

Disqualifications:

  • Group and automatic average animal weighing systems

Tru-Test XR5000

The most advanced weigh indicator in the TruTest range. Excellent farm management tool

TruTest Cattle Weighing
  • Store up to 1,000,000 records in 1000 sessions

  • Up to 100 pieces of information for each animal

  • Up to 10 way drafting by any criteria

  • Track, apply and manage treatments including withdrawal periods

  • Calculate and visualise performances with on screen graphs and charts

  • Link to EID readers, auto-drafters and barcode scanners

  • Rechargeable battery with up to 13 hours of run time

  • Transfer information easily through bluetooth mobile app or directly to a Windows PC with the cable provided

Tru-Test EziWeigh 7i also qualifies. Click here for more.

EID panel reader

Specifications:

  • Permanently fixed to cattle crush or race

  • Static race reader with antenna and Bluetooth connection

  • Reads HDX and FDX B tags

Disqualifications:

  • Portable readers

XRP2 Panel Reader System

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  • Fast and accurate reading of tags

  • Send directly to weigh system or record and download to PC

  • Plug and play

  • Reads ISO HDX and FDX-B tags

  • Automate your weighing routine to save time and money

  • Large and small antenna options with dual connection kits available

EID stick reader

Specifications:

  • RFID technology

  • Scan tags and store tag data

  • Wireless connection to devices

  • Reads HDX and FDX B tags

Tru-Test SRS2 Stick Reader

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  • Fast tag reads (up to 1,100/minute)

  • Wirelessly connects with TruTest weigh scales

  • Easily transfer information using the Bluettoth smartphone app or Windows PC

  • Memory for 250,000 scanned tags

  • Rechargeable battery for up to 19 hours of use

  • Reads ISO HDX and FDX-B tags

The XRS2 Stick Recorder also qualifies. Click here to learn more.



Click here for the full list of qualifying items and specifications.

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