Maximise your farm income

Many farmers want to improve the resilience of their business by innovating or diversifying – but the level of investment required can be daunting.

Setting up a farm diversification is a good way to protect the future of your business with an extra income stream and gain a range of benefits which you don't often find in traditional farming.

Farm diversification is an opportunity to branch out from your current farming activity, add new activities to make your farm more sustainable and protect the future of your business with an extra income stream. This can be in place of, or in addition to, its traditional farming activity. Farm diversification can involve anything, from refurbishing an historic steading into office space or creating a local tourist attraction.

Setting up a farm diversification is a good way to protect the future of your business with an extra income stream and gain a range of benefits which you don't often find in traditional farming.

Careful planning is essential to diversifying successfully and identifying an idea that will work for you.

This information and ideas event provides an opportunity to find out more about LEADER, hear from local farmers who have successfully undertaken diversification projects and talk to Farm Advisory Service and National Council of Rural Advisors. We can fill you in on the funding opportunities that you could be taking advantage of and you will be able to find out the latest criteria and timeline, as well as get expert advice and guidance.

Speakers will be presenting from the following areas with opportunity for questions and networking.

• Tyne Esk Leader Fund
• Food, Manufacturing and Processing Cooperation Fund
• Farm Advisory Service, Land Management and Diversification opportunities
• SAC Consulting (a division of Scotland’s Rural College), Connect Local, Food and Drink Marketing Advisory Service
• Farm Diversification Case Study
• National Council of Rural Advisors
• Community Broadband Scotland