Roads to Resilience Project Offers Fully-Funded Opportunities for Midlands Farmers
What do resilient farm businesses really look like? How can farms successfully adopt proven solutions and find new ones to be profitable, resilient and regenerative?
Over three years, the Roads to Resilience project is offering 40 farmers in the Midlands the chance to work with experts from Andersons, the GWCT Allerton Project and Ricardo. Participants will baseline their business, looking across the whole farm to tackle challenges, and unlock opportunities. Participants will also get fully-funded 1:1 business and environmental advice, tailored workshops, accredited training, peer networking, and support to future-proof their farm.
If you would like to benefit from the advice, support and learning available through this opportunity, to work towards resilience, future proof your business and get you ready for new opportunities then please apply using this online form. More information about what is available is listed below:
One-to-one advice
Business Advice – A face-to-face farm business review with an Andersons business consultant, a detailed report, a follow-up meeting. This can include:
- A review of your business
- Help with future planning
- Advice on business structure
- Analysis of capital investment and future funding
- Tenancy help
- Diversification advice
Environmental and Regenerative Farming Advice – A one-to-one visit from an environmental adviser, a report of options for your farm and follow-up advice on taking actions forward. Advice is tailored to your needs and can include:
- Government grants and schemes
- Private grants, projects and premiums
- Farm carbon assessment
- Regenerative agriculture
- Enhancing biodiversity
- Watercourse protection
- Pollution prevention
Tailored workshops
Work and learn with 39 other farmers. Expand and increase your own findings by comparing and discussing these with peers through farm visits and regular discussion.
The programme of focussed workshops with experts will look at all aspects of business, environmental and personal resilience. Key topics will include: soil health, regenerative practices, wildlife and habitats, environmental schemes, Defra updates and business and accounting support. These will be hosted at Allerton and farms involved in the project.
Accredited training
- BASIS Sustainable Land Management courses (1-day or 5-day options) worth up to £1300.
- Bespoke training courses covering soil, water, cover crops and regenerative farming.
Online toolbox
Access to an online toolbox of farm business and environment courses, information and self-help checklists.
Who do we want to work with:
- Farmers looking to improve business resilience and take steps on the journey to more sustainable farming.
- Farmers keen to work with us for 3 years, including a programme of workshops, 1-2-1 advice and peer-to-peer learning.
APPLY NOW – DEADLINE 11th AUGUST 2025
Read more about the scheme and see the FAQs here.
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