Erin McNaught, Gwynedd farmer
About Erin: Erin’s farm in Wales has been in her family for four generations and in the last few years she has been working on taking over the running of farm from her grandfather. They farm sheep and cattle, and Erin is also an award winning sheep dog handler and trainer.
Erin took part in The RCF’s Farm Resilience Programme, which provides free business and environmental training to help farmers get a better handle on their finances and operations.
Our impact
Erin said: “The succession workshop was the most helpful for us. What I found difficult previously was talking openly about having a plan to make sure the farm was in a safe place in the future. It opened up space to discuss the need for me to become a bigger part of the business.
“The benchmarking session was very useful as well. Before we had no figures, but being able to work things out down to the pound gave us a new perspective. It showed us that no matter the size of the farm anything is really possible—it’s down to how effective you are with your business. That really changed our thinking and how we operate.”