The spread of information is related with latest studies and their state support, which is not a direct support to business or a separate industry branch. The support can also be horizontal (without distinguishing individual branches). Lithuanian farmers are provided support of different types: investment support, production subsidies, support for spread of information, etc.. The article discusses only the support for spread of information. In order to evaluate its benefit to farmers, they were presented with the following questions: what was the benefit from the training and consulting services? Upon summing up the results of the survey, it was established that 45 per cent of respondents acquired new knowledge at seminars/training, 45 per cent did not participate in any seminars and the remaining 10 per cent did not obtain any new information. Afterwards attempts were made to identify the relation between the use of the support to dissemination of information and the result of the respondents, i. e. the received profit. Since 114 respondents (101 respondents did not reveal the information) stated the revenues and expenses incurred, it was estimated how much profit on the average was received by the respondents, who disclosed the information against individual groups. Comparing the replies by all the respondents with the replies by those, who stated their revenues and expenses, the proportion in essence remained the same, i. e. 43 per cent acquired new knowledge, 44 per cent did not participate and 12 per cent learned nothing new. The information constantly gets old, in addition, learning is a sustained process. Due to the said reason the farmers’ needs to use information should remain, in case the information, presented during seminars and training courses is actually new. Farmers’ participation in seminars had influence on the sufficiency of their knowledge
