Rural Support Partners with The Royal Countryside Fund to Offer FREE Farm Resilience Programme in NI
With increasing pressures on farm family businesses, it is vital that these enterprises receive good support so that they can thrive in an ever-changing farming world.
Running a family farm today means juggling rising costs, changing markets, the environment and family pressures. All while trying to run a productive business that helps feed our communities.
In recognition of this, Rural Support is working with The Royal Countryside Fund to deliver the Farm Resilience Programme (FRP) in Northern Ireland this spring.
The Royal Countryside Fund’s Farm Resilience Programme started in 2016 with the whole farm and whole family in mind.
The workshops involve free business and environmental training that will help you get a better handle of your farm finances and operations and build confidence in the future of your farm business.
Working alongside the charity’s Farm Support Team, you’ll receive guidance and take part in three practical workshops that help you:
- Make sense of what’s changing around you.
- Explore current and future business and environmental opportunities.
- Build a practical plan that suits your short-term goals and long-term business strategy.
Melissa Wylie, Farm Support and Therapeutical Services Programme Manager at Rural Support said: “Family farms are under more pressure than ever, with financial uncertainty, regulatory change and the strain this places on farm families themselves.
“The Farm Resilience Programme gives farmers the space, support and practical tools to step back, look at their business with fresh eyes and plan with confidence for the future.
“By working alongside The Royal Countryside Fund, we’re proud to offer free, hands-on support that recognises the whole farm and the whole family.”
This workshop will be held as a full day event on Friday 27th March in Cookstown.
Tea/coffee and lunch will be provided but spaces are limited so book your place ASAP through the Farm Support Team on 028 8676 0040,
or email [email protected] .
For more information on this programme please visit:
www.royalcountrysidefund.org.uk/farmresilience
The Farm Resilience Programme is made possible thanks to funding from Aldi, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Hilton Foods, Morrisons, Rothschild Foundation and Waitrose.
Rural Support, encourages all members of the farming community to visit their Farm Support Hub www.ruralsupport.org.uk which has been developed to provide practical, at your fingertips resources for the agri-sector.
Also, if you have any concerns in relation to your farm business or personal wellbeing, please contact the charity’s FREEPHONE confidential Support Line 0800 138 1678, open Monday – Friday, 9am-9pm or click the ‘Get Help’ button via their website.
