Impact Report

Ratio of farm ownership

0 %

Owned

0 %

Tenanted

In the year to July 2024 Farm Cornwall Outreach staff made nearly 450 visits to over 100 farms the length and breadth of Cornwall with an almost 50/50 split between owned and tenanted farms.

Our outreach staff covered over

35,000 miles

– equivalent to one and a half times round the Earth or 3 single trips to Truro, Australia!

Type of farm

Beef

41%

Dairy

24%

Arable

11%

Sheep

9%

Poultry and eggs

4%

Pigs

2%

Flowers

2%

Others including farm shops

6%

Reason for visit

Business advice

34%

Mental health

17%

Debt

13%

Environmental stewardship

8%

Family issues

6%

Crisis or hardship

4%

Succession issues

4%

Housing

2%

Physical health

2%

In addition;

260 farms participated in the ‘Farm For the Future Programme’ delivered by Farm Cornwall on behalf of Royal Countryside Fund. Of these, 148 requested 1:1 follow up visits.

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