Free support for farming families

Rural Support is working with The Prince’s Countryside Fund to deliver their Farm Resilience Programme in Seskinore.

The Farm Resilience Programme helps family farms to explore new ideas that could practically and financially benefit their business. The free programme, worth £2,000 per farm, features a series of workshops delivered by expert consultants and one-to-one support, including themes such as reducing waste and reducing costs; understanding your farm accounts; your farm and the environment; planning for your future and business planning and managing change.

Seventy-three per-cent of farmers who have taken part in the Farm Resilience Programme reported improved business skills and 58 per-cent reported increases in profitability.

The Farm Resilience Programme is free to any farm business with dairy, beef or sheep as a main enterprise, and the whole family is encouraged to come along.

A workshop will be held in Seskinore. For more information and to sign up please visit www.princescountrysidefund.org. uk/farmresilience or contact Rural Support on 0800 138 168 or email Barbara Alcorn at barbara@ruralsupport.org.uk.

l To find out more about the range of services and programmes available at Rural Support, go to the NI Farm Support hub at www.ruralsupport.org.uk or telephone the Support Line on Freephone 0800 138 1678 available Monday to Friday, 9am to 9pm.