Diversification on the farm.Diversification on the farm.

Aim: To discover how and Aim: To discover how and why farmers diversifywhy farmers diversify

Why are the farmers looking at Why are the farmers looking at other ways to make money?other ways to make money?

•Look at the farmers point of view Look at the farmers point of view on Fig A – p.38 (New Connections)on Fig A – p.38 (New Connections)

•Create a spider diagram showing Create a spider diagram showing the factors that make their job the factors that make their job really tough.really tough.

So what is the solution then??So what is the solution then??

•Farmers are trying their hand at Farmers are trying their hand at making money in different ways.making money in different ways.

•As a class, brainstorm as many As a class, brainstorm as many different ways for farmers to make different ways for farmers to make money other than normal farming money other than normal farming and just selling their land.and just selling their land.

Click on the tractor to see a short film about an ostrich farm Click on the tractor to see a short film about an ostrich farm in Scotland 4:21in Scotland 4:21

Let’s see how many you got….Let’s see how many you got….

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Golf Driving RangeGolf Driving Range

Horse StablesHorse Stables

Rates:

•Horses are £10.00 per horse per night.

•Travellers not staying at Riversong Farm may stable their horses for £10.00 per horse per night.

Read through the information Read through the information about diversification choice for about diversification choice for farmers and then fill in your grid farmers and then fill in your grid sheet using as much detail as sheet using as much detail as possible.possible.

Extension: Complete the DME on Extension: Complete the DME on the Castleton farm.the Castleton farm.

Bad Joke!Bad Joke!

A horse walked into a pub and the barman said; “hi horse, why the long face?”