Farming diversification can help in modifying the current farm business model into paths that may improve profit and income, as well as improving the quality of life for the farmer. This can help protect against crises and risk an insurance project to fall back on.
Getting started in beekeeping with Farming Connect and Lynfa Davies
How British farms are diversifying
- How Britain’s farmers are diversifying
- ‘Nearly 40% of Welsh Farms Diversify’
- The challenges of diversification in Wales
Farming Connect
Farming connect have a whole online section dedicated to diversification in farming – helping you to identify where your farm business diversify into, and in turn developing a new stream of income alongside that of the farm Click here
In May 2022, Farming Connect published an article by Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University, looking at diversification incentives, barriers to diversification, and diversification option. To read it Click here.
Farming Connect – Ear To The Ground Podcast – Episode 64 – Innovation & Diversification Wales 2022
With the long-awaited return of the Innovation & Diversification Wales event, we took the opportunity to attend and catch-up with two of the headline speakers – Tom Pemberton and RegenBen. Tom Pemberton is a farmer, television personality, best-selling author and social media phenomenon from Lancashire, and Ben Taylor-Davies from Ross-on-Wye (aka RegenBen) is an agronomist turned regenerative agriculture consultant.
To listen to this episode, and more, Click here
CAAV – using a valuer for diversification – providing advice, grant/finance applications and any planning issues Click here.
Vending machines to help Welsh Dairy Farmers Click here to find out more.
