In order to assist farmers and land managers with planning in the initial years of the agricultural transformation, the Farming Resilience Fund provides free, customized business support.
Now is a wonderful opportunity to speak with an adviser and make plans for the future because the Sustainable Faring Incentive (SFI) offers more than 100 activities, a variety of funds to consider, and an advising offer that ends in early 2025. You qualify if you have received direct payments since October 2022.
How to obtain guidance
The list, arranged by county, contains the different kinds of advice that each organization provides. All you have to do is give them a call or send them an email using the information provided. Select the provider that best meets your needs because you can only get service from one.
An advisor can clarify: How farming in England is changing and what adjustments are required for your company, along with when and how to adjust with specialized assistance.
This guidance can be given by:
- individual consultations
- reports from farm visits that include practical suggestions
- webinars, trips, and workshops
- opportunity for networking with other farmers.
Farmers’ opinions
Suffolk resident Peter Havers farms with his son John and daughter Amy. They didn’t know how to make their farm more resilient. “We are happy to report that we now have greater confidence in the future of the business because the FFRF [program] helped put us on the right path,” Peter stated.
“This has been a very helpful and topical program,” stated a Leicestershire lowland grazing livestock farmer. It has been particularly helpful in bringing farmers together to discuss difficulties and best practices for strengthening the resilience of our farms. Those with extensive knowledge have given the presentations and workshops. Being a part of this program has helped me and changed the way I thought about things that I had previously taken for granted.
They understand how the firm operates and what we intended to accomplish, according to S.A. Smith & Sons, a sheep and arable farming company in North Yorkshire. Instead of bringing in a plethora of possibilities that might not work, they customized options to fit our business needs.
A farmer from Derbyshire who operates a mixed farm stated: “[My adviser] informed me of the options available from the wide range of options.”
