New Entrants are encouraged to look to alternative route into agriculture away from the more traditional method of land ownership or land tenure. Considering Contract, Share or Equity sharing farming methods are now being seen as an easier route into the industry due to far fewer financial pressures and the added advantage of working with experienced heads whilst starting out.
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New Entrants Case Study: Joint Ventures for Landowner (fas.scot)
A case study with Stephen Withers and Neil Sandilands talking about using a different approach with share farming.
Getting started working as a contract farmer
William Boyd talks about getting started working as a contract farmer.
The Farmer Network – Farming Ambition Programme
The programme can help you with:
- Training in the basics of business planning
- One-to-one support from an experienced farm business adviser
- Where appropriate, access to a small training grant
- Help preparing a loan application
- Ongoing support from a volunteer business mentor
Future Farming Blog (gov.uk)
Find out more about how farming is changing and up to date Defra topics.