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Collaboration events for farmers

Livestock farmers in Northumberland and County Durham are being offered the chance to find out more about commercial farms that are working together to improve profits, reduce costs and reach new, premium markets.

A series of meetings later this month will offer farmers the chance to speak to English Food and Farming Partnerships’ (EFFP) new regional manager, Sue Scott, and to other specialists on business collaboration about opportunities to become more efficient and maximise their returns.

The ‘Share to Rear, Share to Farm’ meetings in Wooler, Crook, Morpeth, Alnwick, Chollerford and Eggleston have been organised by EFFP to help sheep and beef farmers seize new opportunities and to respond to the challenges presented by mounting cost pressures, the impact of disease threat and reduced market prices.

Sue said: “Although beef prices have rallied recently there is still tremendous financial pressure on livestock farmers, particularly on those holdings where there is no production alternative. “The evenings will give farmers a chance to speak to specialists and North East farmers who are running real commercial enterprises where this type of collaboration is happening to good effect.”

The ‘Share to Rear, Share to Farm’ meetings will also cover investment priorities for the new Rural Development Programme for England. To find out more or for booking arrangements, contact Sue Scott on 01388 835948, email sue.scott@effp.com, or visit www.sharetofarm.com.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .