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Factsheets

The Rural Development Unit has published a series of concise fact sheets on a range of potential additional sources of income aimed at rural dwellers.

The Fact Sheets are intended as a starting point for the farmer who may be interested in diversifying. Each fact sheet gives a general introduction to the topic, outlines the market, important requirements, typical costs and typical returns. Factsheets will be updated and new factsheets will be developed on an ongoing basis.

Horticulture Food Tourism
Hardy Nursery (91 KB) Farmhouse Cheese (70 KB) Self Catering (102 KB)
Strawberry Production (86 KB) Fruit Preserves (118 KB) B & B Accommodation (88 KB)
Turfgrass Sod Production (79 KB) Production of Yoghurt (108 KB) Angling (99 KB)
Organic Potatoes (107 KB) Chutneys and Relishes (63 KB) Visitor Attractions (42 KB)
Outdoor Cut Foliage (93 KB) Lactic Farmhouse Butter (72 KB) Camping (94 KB)
Blackcurrant Production (58 KB) Honey Production (82 KB) Holiday Hostels (90 KB)
Lavender Production (106 KB) Chocolate Manufacture (81 KB) Adventure Tourism (80 KB)
Apple Production (69 KB) Production of Ice Cream (72 KB)  
Apple Growing for Cider (53 KB)    
 
Other Animals Services
Selling at a Farmers market (64 KB) Dairy Goats (102 KB) Stone Wall Building (61 KB)
Farm Shop (104 KB) Llama’s (80 KB) Childminding (75 KB)
Franchises (48 KB) Alpacas (76 KB) Special Needs Assistant (116 KB)
Greyhounds (93 KB) Organic Cattle & Sheep (76 KB) Sessional Child Care (62 KB)
Converting Redundant Farm Buildings (54 KB) Ostriches (50 KB) Home Help (44 KB)
Floristry (96 KB)    
 
Poultry Equine Forestry
Farm Fresh Turkey (67 KB) Buying a Brood Mare (97 KB) Christmas Trees (103 KB)
Free Range Egg (73 KB) The Irish Sport Horse (99 KB) Ash for Hurley (99 KB)
Free Range Goose (87 KB)    
Organic Poultry (76 KB)    
 
Energy    
Wind Farms (66 KB)    
Small Scale Hydro (111 KB)