NEWBIE - New Entrant netWork: Business models for Innovation, entrepreneurship and resilience in European agriculture (2018-2021)
NEWBIE 2019 Award Application Now Open! [1]
The James Hutton Institute, as part of the EU-funded NEWBIE project is again calling for applications for the NEWBIE Award [2], which highlights the work of pioneering new entrant farmers across the UK.If you represent a farm business or if you know of a farm business that demonstrates any of these characteristics, we want to hear from you: apply to the Newbie Award 2019 [1]. The application period for the 2019 NEWBIE Award is open 20th November 2019 and closes 8th of March 2020. The winner will be announced Spring 2020.
Project Overview [3]
The overall goal of the NEWBIE network is to enable new entrants to successfully establish sustainable farm businesses in Europe.
Link up with Newbie in the UK
Joining up with the Newbie network provides unique ability to shape the outcome of the newbie project. By registering with Newbie [4], interested parties will gain access to all of outputs of the project. These include a regular newsletter of new entrant news, ability to apply for Best New Entrant Business Model Award [2], and access to a network of regional advisory professionals, new entrant farmers, and agricultural researchers. One can also join up with Newbie UK at an upcoming event [5] or on social media:
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New Entrant Case Studies [9]
A key strategy of the NEWBIE project is learning from innovative new entrants across Europe. The Newbie Academy page [10] is aggregating some of the most innovative new entrant business models from the nine partner countries. Since we have been travelling around the UK, meeting innovative new entrants, watch this space for local cases.
Upcoming New Entrant Events in the UK [5]
At Newbie UK, we're working to be abreast of the ongoing work of farmers, advisory services, and governments to support and research new entrant farming. Follow this link [5]to see a list of upcoming relevant evets. Any questions about events you see? Send an email to Adam Calo [11].
Blog
July 2019 - New Entrant Policy Listening Session at Start to farm Conference in Wales [12]
Resources
Based on our work trying to understand both new entrant innovations and challenges facing new entrant agriculture, we've come to learn about some great resources worth sharing. Here is a sample of those resources:
- The Scottish Crofting Federation [13]
- Farming Connect (Wales) [14]
- Farm Advisory Service New Entrant Programme (Scotland) [15]
- Farming Opportunities for New Entrants programme (Scotland) [16]
- Land Workers Alliance [17]
- Land Mobility Scheme (Northern Ireland) [18]
- National Farmer's Union Scotland Joint Venture Hub [19]
- Access to Land (EU) [20]
- How to farm course offered by Newbie Winner Lynbreck Croft [21]
Key contacts
- Lee-Ann Sutherland [22]
- Adam Calo [23]
Follow @newbieuk [24]
Links:
[1] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/newbie/new-entrant-business-award-2019
[2] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/newbie/award-results
[3] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/newbie/background
[4] http://www.newbie-academy.eu/membership/
[5] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/newbie/Introduction/events
[6] https://twitter.com/newbieuk
[7] https://www.facebook.com/groups/newbie.uk/
[8] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLMxm12dGFJuNdYtYzrWNeg
[9] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/Case studies leaflet - NEWBIE - June 2019.pdf
[10] http://www.newbie-academy.eu/storytelling/
[11] mailto:Adam.Calo@hutton.ac.uk
[12] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/newbie/blog/policy-listening-session
[13] https://www.crofting.org/index.php/training/62
[14] https://businesswales.gov.wales/farmingconnect/
[15] https://www.fas.scot/rural-business/new-entrants/
[16] https://www.gov.scot/groups/farming-opportunities-for-new-entrants-fone/
[17] https://landworkersalliance.org.uk/
[18] https://yfcu.org/land-mobility-scheme
[19] https://www.nfus.org.uk/policy/joint-venture-hub.aspx
[20] https://www.accesstoland.eu/index.php
[21] https://www.lynbreckcroft.co.uk/courses
[22] mailto:Lee-Ann.Sutherland@hutton.ac.uk
[23] mailto:adam.calo@hutton.ac.uk
[24] https://twitter.com/newbieuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[25] https://twitter.com/newbieH2020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[26] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/lee-ann-sutherland
[27] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/adam-calo
[28] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/annie-mckee
[29] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/claire-hardy
[30] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/sharon-flanigan
[31] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/departments/social-economic-and-geographical-sciences
[32] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/plaid-peer-peer-learning-accessing-innovation-through-demonstration
[33] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/agrilink-connecting-farmers-advisers-and-researchers-productive-and-sustainable
[34] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/nefertiti-networking-european-farms-enhance-cross-fertilisation-and-innovation