Farming links
| Useful links for farms and smallholdings | |
| Cornwall farming links | |
| Funding links | |
| Farming software | |
Useful links for farms and smallholdings |
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| DEFRA | DEFRA website supplying news, information, forms and guidance. |
| Rural Payments Agency (RPA) | Key information on rural payments, rural inspections and livestock tracing. |
| NFU Online | Latest news and information from the National Farmers Union |
| Country Land and Business Association | News and information for rural businesses in the UK |
| Countryside Alliance | Information on campaigns regarding issues that effect rural Britain |
| DTI - Department of Trade & Industry | Information and news for businesses in the UK |
| Directgov | Online government information and services |
| Environment Agency | Leading public organisation for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales |
| HM Revenue & Customs | HM Revenues & Customs online information and services |
| HMRC Online services | HM Revenues & Customs online services index |
| Health & Safety Initiative | Information and leaflets on Health and Safety within agriculture |
| LEAF - Linking Environment And Farming | Organisation linking consumers, environmentalists and farmers, established to develop and promote Integrated Farm Management |
| Forestry Commission | News and information on forestry |
| First 4 Farming | Online agricultural shop window for farming and rural industries |
| Ordnance Survey | National mapping agency |
| TFA - Tenant Farmers Association | Organisation representing tenant farmers who rent agricultural land |
| The Soil Association | Environmental charity promoting sustainable, organic farming and championing human health |
| Biodynamic Agricultural Association | Helping to support, promote and develop the biodynamic approach to farming, gardening and forestry |
| Organic Farmers & Growers | Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G) is an organic certification body. We carry out the inspection and licensing of organic farming and food processing across the UK |
| The Royal Agricultural Society of England | Support farming and the rural industries by spreading information about the best in research, development and practice |
| British Potato Council | News and information for potato growers in the UK |
| British Cattle Movement Service | CTS Online... the easy way to check and report your cattle information |
| The Cattle Information Service | Milk recording service |
| Holstein UK | Europe's largest independent breed society, offering a range of services to the dairy farming industry targeted at improving the genetics and profitability of the Holstein breed |
| NLMD - National Livestock Management Database | Easy to use website which you can work with to improve the management and profitability of your business |
| Dairy Crest | Information and news from Dairy Crest |
| Milk Link | Information and news from Milk Link |
| Milk Development Council | Working towards creating an increased demand for milk supplied by profitable British dairy farmers |
| BigBarn | Directory of local food producers |
| Veg Box Schemes | Directory of Veg Box suppliers |
| Learning Shops | IT training for adults in a friendly, relaxed environment |
| The Field | The Field magazine online |
| The Met Office | Weather from The Met Office |
| The BBC | For latest news and weather |
| Financial Times | News and weather from the FT |
| Farmers Weekly Online | Farmers Weekly magazine online |
| Farmers Weekly - window on the web | Collection of useful farming websites featured in the magazine each week |
| Country Life | Online Country Life magazine |
| Farming Online | Agricultural portal for news, weather, classified and web directory |
| Friends of the Earth | Environmental Pressure Group Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
| RSPCB | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
| RSPCA | Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals |
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Cornwall Farming links |
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| Cornwall Agricultural Council | Facilitates applications to the Objective One Programme from the agricultural, horticultural, food and land based industries of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly |
| Duchy College | Cornwall's College of the countryside |
| Duchy College Rural Business School | Includes details of the Vocational Training Scheme with grant support of up to 55% of the costs |
| Rural Enterprise Gateway | Aims to help rural businesses, particularly groups of agricultural and land-based businesses through access to information, training and business development support |
| Business Link Devon & Cornwall | Business and farming specific advisory service |
| Penwith Farm Business Centre | Sound, practical, realistic and confidential advice whatever your needs |
| Lodge & Thomas | Well established independent firm of UK estate agents, Chartered Surveyors and Auctioneers specialising in the sale and valuation of rural, agricultural and residential property, houses and homes in mid and west Cornwall |
| Farm Management South West | Information on farm management projects in the South West |
| CQLP - Cornwall Quality Livestock Group | Independent livestock marketing co-operative owned by farmers |
| Taste of the West Cornwall | Guide to Cornish food and drink |
| Plough to Plate | Providers of Cornish food and drink |
| South West food and drink | South West Food & Drink is the "umbrella" trade organisation dedicated to the development of the food and drink industry throughout South West England |
| Rural Development Service South West | Deliverer of the England Rural Development Programme (ERDP) and other rural services, including environmental stewardship |
| Cornish guild of smallholders | Cornish group with interest in good food, grown and reared naturally, together with good animal husbandry and the preservation of the countryside |
| Grassland Challenge | Joint venture involving IGER, Cornwall's Duchy College, and the five Cornish Grassland Societies. It offers access to an unrivalled combination of local knowledge, training skills, and world-class expertise in grassland and livestock management |
| Organic South West | Promoting organic food in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly |
| Cornwall Enterprise | Provides a range of business services to Cornish businesses |
| Lets ProfIT! | Offers subsidised IT training to businesses in Cornwall |
| Enterprise Edge | Market Research and Business Information |
| Cornwall County Council | County Council Website |
| Cornwall Young Farmers | Website for Cornwall Young Farmers Clubs |
| Cornwall Farmers Limited | Agricultural supply co-operative serving farms, rural communities and towns across the South West. |
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Funding links |
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| Cornish Horticulture Enterprises | Latest information on the Cornish Horticultural Industry and details of Objective One grant funding for horticultural businesses within Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly |
| Dairy Collect | Objective One funded delegated grant scheme, designed to support infra structure improvements on Cornish dairy farms linked to the rationalisation of milk collection and transportation |
| Cartwheel | Private sector, non-profit making company, run by farmers in Devon and Cornwall. Set up to help farm and countryside tourism operators to promote the wide range of quality farm and country products in the South West of England |
| Fresh Start | Supports new entrants and progressive and retiring farmers throughout Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to either to establish new farm businesses or review their options for the future |
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Farming software |
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| National Milk Records | Milk recording service and software specifically designed for Dairy Farms |
| Farmplan | A range of farming software including farm business management, field and animal |
| Sum-it | A range of farming software including farm business management, field and animal management |
| Agridata | A combined software package for Dairy, Beef, Sheep and Field Management |
| Muddyboots | An arable software package |
| Kingswood | A combined software package offering management package for dairy, beef, sheep, field and accounts |
| Pear Technology | Arable and mapping software |
| Honeysett Computers | Provide a range of farming software |
| Shearwell | Provide beef and sheep management software |
| Agrosoft Ltd | Software provider for the Pig Farming |
| Orchid | Provision of Dairy and Beef management software |
| Uniform Agri | Dairy management software |
| Landmark | A range of farming and property management software |
| Farmade | Crop management and GPS solutions |
| Farmworks | Field, crops and GPS management software |
| Trimble | GPS Guidance |
| Patchwork | GPS Guidance |
| Sirio | GPS Guidance |
| TeeJet | GPS Guidance |
| Raven | GPS Guidance |
| Allflex | Electronic ID technology and software |
| Patchwork | GPS Precision Farming technology and software |
| Quickbooks | Accounting software |
| Sage | Accounting software |
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We would be glad to hear from you if you have a link other actnow customers might find useful, please send them to us at admin@actnowcornwall.co.uk.
