Options For Farm Families
Picture hereunder shows a section of the large group attending the first ‘Options Workshop’ at the Thurles Teagasc Office. The workshop commenced last night under the guidance of Mr Michael White, Teagasc Options Co-Ordinator in the Tipperary Region.
Teagasc have been running some 12 ‘Options for Farm Families’ workshops nationwide beginning since September / October 2014. These Teagasc Options workshops are expected to provide attendee’s with new thinking, the ability to generate new ideas and hopefully generate additional income both on and off the farm into the future.
Through these workshops, attendee’s will be introduced, each night, to guest farmer speakers who has succeeded in other forms of associated business diversification, and Teagasc specialists will also be on hand to answer your questions and cover a large range of topics discussed.
Just some of these topics which will be covered over the coming weeks are: Assessing your enterprise, Developing your ideas, Food enterprise possibilities, Energy crops, Forestry, Renewables, Organic opportunities, Rural tourism, Marketing, Direct selling, A Business Plan – The Basics, Applications for Grant Aid, Family farm finance, Business supports and Succession.
Booking is essential for these workshops and there is no course fee required to attend, however a small charge will be made in respect of where a bus is required for future farm visits.
The Thurles ‘Options Workshop’ will continue to run for five nights over a period of five consecutive weeks.
For further information contact the Thurles Teagasc Office, (Tel: 0504 21777).
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