Netherlands: Maximum subsidy for sustainable stable techniques with the Sbv scheme

With the opening of the National Relocation Scheme for Livestock Farms with Peak Loads (Lvvp) and the Subsidy Module for Source-Oriented Sustainability of Stable and Management Measures (Sbv), the so-called ‘Remkes Ladder’ is complete. The Sbv scheme is aimed at dairy farmers, pig farmers and veal calf farmers who want to invest in technologies that reduce nitrogen emissions. This subsidy covers 80% of the investment costs, with amounts ranging from €25,000 to €600,000 per application, and a total budget of €60 million. You can apply for this subsidy if the nitrogen deposition of the location on a Natura 2000 area is 2,500 mol or higher, a threshold value that is calculated via the Aerius Check. In addition, one of the most important conditions for participation in the Sbv scheme is that the number of animals may not increase in the next five years compared to the reference year 2021. “Flattened, this means that the number of animals may not increase until 2031. A condition for ...