Time is running out to apply for the Business Development Groups (BDG) Scheme before it closes at 4pm on 24 January 2020.
![Sean McIntyre CAFRE, Barclay Bell UFU, David Brown UFU and Eric Long CAFRE reminding all farmers that the deadline to apply for membership of a Business Development Group Sean McIntyre CAFRE, Barclay Bell UFU, David Brown UFU and Eric Long CAFRE reminding all farmers that the deadline to apply for membership of a Business Development Group is Friday 24th January at 4pm](https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/styles/inline-expandable/public/images/daera/news/Don%27t%20miss%20out%20-%20BDG%20Scheme%20Closing%20to%20applications.jpg?itok=ofj4Atd4×tamp=1579021691)
BDGs bring small groups of farmers together locally, to enhance their knowledge of business management, new technologies and innovative ways of working.
You can be a member of more than one group including the new Business Development Groups focused on ‘Environmental Farming’ topics.
Apply on-line at https://www.cafre.ac.uk/business-development-groups/ or call at your DAERA Direct office where assistance is available to apply on-line.
Evening assistance is also available at CAFRE Enniskillen Campus and CAFRE Greenmount Campus on Wednesday 22 January 5pm – 8pm, where CAFRE staff will be available to assist you with an on-line application.
The BDG Scheme is part funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
Notes to editors:
- The College of Agriculture Food & Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is responsible for the delivery of the BDG Scheme.
- For more information the BDG Scheme, please e-mail kt.admin@daera-ni.gov.uk or call Knowledge Transfer Administration on 028 9442 6790.
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