Webinar: Integrating Farm Tourism into your Horticulture Business
Have you considered a farm shop, a pop up café, a seasonal events calendar? How about an ‘Insta field’? The demand for photo worthy fields is on the rise, and with careful planning, establishing a pick your own will have the public flocking to your fields to pick pumpkins, flowers and fruit faster than you can pick them yourself. Farm tourism is a great way for horticulture businesses to add value to the traditional offer. The list of tourist-driven business diversification is endless. In this webinar ADAS technical expert Chris Creed explores all your ideas for generating new income from your horticulture business.
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5/26/2021 4:52:42 PM
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In this one hour workshop, attendees will learn the ropes of Social Media best practise and how to use Facebook and Instagram to best reach customers and drive sales. The session will also include live reviews of attendees Social Media platforms and…
3/16/2021 4:37:40 PM
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This introductory webinar will be an overview of what an agricultural standard is, the main standards in the UK (Red Tractor, M&S Select Farm, LEAF, Soil Association etc) and will cover GlobalG.A.P for those that may want to export. It will give grow…
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Technical Advice Sheet: Growing Sunflowers
Sunflowers can make a very attractive addition to wide range of businesses. They can be sold alongside a range of other products, and due to the long flowering season this can even stretch into the autumn to coincide with pumpkins in the run up to Ha…
11/16/2020 11:39:21 AM
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While many of the covid-19 restrictions are being relaxed, it’s likely to continue to pose a challenge for growers for the foreseeable future – especially for those selling directly to customers for whom a high footfall on site is needed to achieve g…
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9/30/2020 1:07:45 PM
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5/28/2020 2:02:13 PM
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