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Trees can help you diversify your farm without having to change the way you farm or your way of life.
Tilhill is delighted to be taking part in the Farmers Weekly Transition project, to help farmers gain full knowledge of the benefits of planting trees on their land in order to diversify their income, sequester carbon and mitigate climate change.
There has never been so much funding available or so much to be gained from planting trees:
More and more farmers are realising the benefits of planting trees. Farmers are therefore taking a more integrated approach to land management, allowing them to maximise the full potential of their property.
Woodland creation has the potential to bring less productive land back into use whilst increasing the value of your farming asset and rationalising farm units for you and your future generations.
Grants are available across the United Kingdom to provide support for woodland creation and management.
Farming and Trees Go Hand In Hand
Find out moreBritish farmers stand on the cusp of a new agricultural revolution.
​Food production remains the primary role of growers and livestock producers. But economic and environmental pressures mean the need to do so – both profitably and sustainably – has never been more important.​
To achieve this means farmers and the wider agricultural supply chain must overcome some huge challenges – and adapt to the biggest changes that the sector has seen for more than 50 years.​
Direct payments to farmers – which currently account for more than 50% of all agricultural income – are being phased out. Payments in England alone will be halved by 2024 and gone completely by 2028. Other UK nations are following similar paths.​
This will leave a huge gap in farm incomes – which must be bridged.​
In future, government support for agriculture will require farmers to undertake an increasing amount of environmental work: improving soil health, air and water quality and storing carbon to help mitigate the impact of climate change.​
All this means growers and livestock producers must refocus their farm businesses to generate a bigger return from the market place – optimising enterprise performance to ensure they remain viable and thrive while looking after the environment.​
Of course, the best farmers already do this. Doing so makes good sense – from a business perspective as well as environmentally. But as all good farmers know, there is always room for improvement.​
By sharing knowledge, we can all learn how best to make the transition – highlighting the pitfalls to avoid while embracing the ideas that work. And we aim to do just that through this unique multichannel initiative​
Working together, our goal is the same as yours: to secure a sustainable future for British agriculture and for your farm business.
Speak to a professional Forest Manager today to discuss your farm business
We have been in the forest management industry for over 70 years and have helped farmers make use of less productive parts of their land for woodland creation benefits.
Get in touch today and we will arrange a call back.
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Tilhill operates from a network of offices across the UK
Contact your local Forest Manager
Find out moreFarming and forestry: Woodlands can benefit your farm
Jack Lydiate is a fifth-generation Welsh farmer whose family owns Tynyberth Farm, a 500-acre organic hill sheep farm. Jack had the forward vision to consider trees and researched the pros and cons.
Trees – A tool to offset your farm’s carbon and gain extra income
The incentives for farmers to plant trees have never been better. That is the upshot of the government’s determination to increase our tree planting rates across England. And it means that, for both livestock and arable farmers, tree planting now offers a compelling and lucrative use for the less productive parts of their farm.
Create woodlands for cash, carbon and conservation
‘Creating Woodlands for Cash, Carbon and Conservation’ is a series of webinars aimed at farmers, landowners and investors looking to take their first step into the world of woodland creation in England and Scotland.
