NEWBIE - New Entrant netWork: Business models for Innovation, entrepreneurship and resilience in European agriculture (2018-2021)
Project Overview [1]
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 [2], 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 [3], and access to a network of regional advisory professionals, new entrant farmers, and agricultural researchers. One can also join up with Newbie UK on social media:
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New Entrant Case Studies
A key strategy of the NEWBIE project is learning from innovative new entrants across Europe. The Newbie Academy page [7] 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 [8]
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 [8]to see a list of upcoming relevant evets. We are looking forward to the inaugural "Start to Farm" Conference, a UK wide workshop for aspiring new entrant farmers [9]. Any questions about events you see? Send an email to Adam Calo [10].
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 [11]
- Farming Connect (Wales) [12]
- Farm Advisory Service (Scotland) [13]
- Farming Opportunities for New Entrants programme (Scotland) [14]
- Land Workers Alliance [15]
- Land Mobility Scheme (Northern Ireland) [16]
- National Farmer's Union Scotland Joint Venture Hub [17]
- Access to Land (EU) [18]
Key contacts
- Lee-Ann Sutherland [19]
- Adam Calo [20]
Follow @newbieuk [21]
Links:
[1] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/newbie/background
[2] http://www.newbie-academy.eu/membership/
[3] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/newbie/award-results
[4] https://twitter.com/newbieuk
[5] https://www.facebook.com/groups/newbie.uk/
[6] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLMxm12dGFJuNdYtYzrWNeg
[7] http://www.newbie-academy.eu/storytelling/
[8] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/newbie/Introduction/events
[9] https://businesswales.gov.wales/farmingconnect/%E2%80%98start-farm%E2%80%99-conference
[10] mailto:Adam.Calo@hutton.ac.uk
[11] https://www.crofting.org/index.php/training/62
[12] https://businesswales.gov.wales/farmingconnect/
[13] https://www.fas.scot/about-us/
[14] https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/farmingrural/Agriculture/NewEntrantsToFarming/InformationforLettingOrganisations
[15] https://landworkersalliance.org.uk/
[16] https://yfcu.org/land-mobility-scheme
[17] https://www.nfus.org.uk/policy/joint-venture-hub.aspx
[18] https://www.accesstoland.eu/index.php
[19] mailto:Lee-Ann.Sutherland@hutton.ac.uk
[20] mailto:adam.calo@hutton.ac.uk
[21] https://twitter.com/newbieuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[22] https://twitter.com/newbieH2020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[23] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/lee-ann-sutherland
[24] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/adam-calo
[25] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/annie-mckee
[26] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/claire-hardy
[27] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/sharon-flanigan
[28] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/groups/social-economic-and-geographical-sciences
[29] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/plaid-peer-peer-learning-accessing-innovation-through-demonstration
[30] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/agrilink-connecting-farmers-advisers-and-researchers-productive-and-sustainable
[31] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/nefertiti-networking-european-farms-enhance-cross-fertilisation-and-innovation