Web seminar support for Shropshire farmers during Covid-19
Farmers looking for support and guidance during the coronavirus lock down can join a series of web discussions with an Oswestry surveyors firm.
Davis Meade Property Consultants will be holding a series of topical seminars for up to 50 clients at a time using the web/phone app Zoom.
The farming industry is facing a number of challenges during the crisis.
Philip Meade, principal of DMPC at Oswestry, said: “Farmers and their staff are used to working on their own but this Covid crisis has meant they cannot even have face-to-face contact at livestock markets or with their suppliers so some are feeling more isolated than ever.
“Zoom will enable us to reach a large number of people at once and we hope to offer one or two seminars a month, covering subjects such as landlord and tenancy matters and rents, grant schemes, planning, natural capital and coping with the Covid crisis.
“The basic idea will be a short presentation on key points relating to the subject followed by a question and answer session, aiming for maybe and hour in total.”
He said guest speakers may be invited in the future to speak on specialised topics.
“We are limiting places on the seminars to 50 and will be aiming to do one or two a month depending on demand with more being put on if needed," he added.
Interested farmers should send an application for virtual tickets to oswestry@dmpcuk.com.
