There is still time to sign up to the Farm for the Future groups based at Longtown, Pateley Bridge, Sedbergh and near Flimby in North-West Cumbria. The programme includes a series of workshops and one to one support to help farmers understand the changes to farm payments and consider their options for the future. The next workshops are on:
- Tuesday 8th October 11am – 1.30pm at The Moody Cow, Blue Dial Farm, Allonby with James Bretherton speaking about grassland management.
- Tuesday 22nd October 7pm at the Graham Arms Hotel at Longtown with Capontree Vets talking about animal health and welfare topics
- Thursday 31st October 6.30pm at Sedbergh Golf Club with the Yorkshire Dales National Park farm team on environmental schemes.
- Thursday 7th November 7pm at Pateley Bridge auction café with the Nidderdale National Landscapes on environmental schemes.
For more information, please call 01768 868615. Farm for the Future is supported by Defra’s Future Farming Resilience Fund.
