There are some very good ideas to help our farms…
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The Sid Valley © Jennifer Romero :: Geograph Britain and Ireland
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… as in this report from Savills, as covered by the Food & Farming Futures resource:
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Farm Diversification
Traditional farming is set to be transformed over the next decade, so it is important to put your farm
business under review in order to make the most of your assets. In addition to the political uncertainty
as a result of the indecision over Brexit, farms are facing the challenge of subsidy reduction, rising
costs, lower market prices and the importance of energy security, sustainability and changing
consumer attitudes.
This paper is from the Savills website and highlights their Spotlight: Farm Diversification report which
can be downloaded here
Farm diversification is not a new phenomenon, and indeed it’s not for every farmer or farming
business but for many, making the best use of a farm’s assets to enhance farm income from sources
other than conventional farm production makes sense.