Farms - IT advice

The actnow farms project, which provided advice and financial assistance to farms connecting to broadband, has now closed. We are keeping webiste infromation, such as case studies, research and other IT advice, available as a useful resource.

Cornish farmers lead the UK in use of broadband

New research shows that take up of broadband by farmers in Cornwall is higher than by farmers anywhere else in the UK. Click here for a summary of the results or here for the detailed findings.

See farm businesses in action using broadband

actnow have produced a video showing two local farm businesses that have benefited from broadband. Click here to view

Software sorts the paper chase - Herd management software article click here

With IT and broadband you can save time and money and improve the efficiency of your business in a number of ways, click here for details

For a list of links to useful farming websites, click here

Click here to view our latest case study on GPS Guidance

To see other examples of how local farms are using broadband and IT, click here

actnow farms was funded by the South West of England Regional Development Agency and Rural Cornwall Partnership through the Rural Renaissance initiative.

Broadband advice for farmers - Moooo! cow
BTSouth West of England Regional Development AgencyCornwall EnterpriseBusiness Link for Devon & CornwallThis project is part-funded by European Union Structural FundsCornwall CollegeCornwall County CouncilThe Objective One Parnership for Cornwall and Scilly Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs