Opportunities for Farmers in Powys
Mon 19 October 2012
Could you develop activity tourism to boost your farm income?
Have you thought of using your farm business assets to diversify into another business and would you like help and advice to do this?
Glasu is running a Farm Diversification Scheme which can provide help, advice and financial support towards viable business ventures into non-agricultural activity and also for novel approaches to diversification including funding for market research, detailed feasibility and pilot studies to investigate new ideas.
Grant funding of up to 60%, to a maximum of £10,000 is available. Plus funding of up to 75% towards innovative project ideas.
To promote and support the scheme, a number of workshops are being held, kicking off with a series of events right across the county.
- Monday 17th October at Brecon Livestock Market - 10am - 1pm
- Tuesday 18th October at NFU Headquarters, Royal Welsh Showground. Builth Wells - 10am - 1pm
- Wednesday 19th October at Welshpool Livestock Market - 10am - 1pm
For the workshops above, please contact: Mid Wales Manufacturing Group online at www.mwmg.org/farm or via telephone on 01686 628778.
There will also be a series of best practice visits.
· Tuesday 15th November at Cantref Adventure Farm, Brecon -1pm - 4pm
· Thursday 17th November at Gigrin Farm, Rhayader - 1pm - 4pm
· Wednesday 30th November at the Red Ridge Centre, Welshpool - 1pm - 4pm
For information or bookings on these, please contact: BIC Innovation via telephone on 01656 861536 or by email on glasu@bic-innovation.com
Representatives from Glasu, Visit Wales, Farming Connect, planning and a practical case study such as Colin Evans from Cantref Adventure Farm will be on hand to offer advice and information.
So if you farm in Powys and would like to come along to any of these free events, you can learn how to explore and develop activity tourism ideas and find out what support is on offer.
The workshops and projects are funded by the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007 - 2013 which is financed by the European Union and the Welsh Assembly Government.
Current on-farm ventures that have been successful include unique high quality tourist accommodation, an eco friendly shower block, converting a barn in to a stable block for liveries, disabled luxury camping facilities and a firewood processor.
For more information on the Glasu Farm Diversification Scheme, please contact: 01982 552224 or 01982 553305 and ask for either Laura Shewring or Joanne Davies.
