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Sarah McGinn

Sarah is the Grant Manager for the Farming Resilience Fund in the Farming and Countryside Programme.

There’s still time to get free business advice

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Rare breed pig farmers Sarah and Byron Odell are visited on their Shropshire farm by adviser Karen Fisher from the Soil Association. They stand in a field with pigs in the background.

The Farming Resilience Fund offers free, tailored business support to help farmers and land managers plan during the early years of the agricultural transition. With over 100 actions available through the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) a range of grants to explore and with the advice offer ending in early 2025, now is a good time to talk to an adviser and plan for the future. 

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