Know How / Business management

Agriculture is changing rapidly so farmers need the right mix of practical, financial and management skills to drive their businesses forward.

This page will help improve your day-to-day decision-making through better measuring and monitoring, as well as looking at what to consider if making more strategic decisions such as buying land or diversifying.

Key areas of focus:

  • Budgeting, benchmarking and business planning advice
  • Getting the right business structure in place
  • People management and staffing issues
  • How to approach succession planning
  • Expert advice from the Business Clinic team

Latest Know How

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Advice on moving into contract farming agreements

Contract farming agreements (CFAs) offer a way to maintain the income and capital tax advantages of being a working farmer, while reducing the demands of day-to-day management and working capital…

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Alternative Land Uses: Experts offer agroforestry guidance

Combining farming and forestry is a centuries-old concept but, as agriculture intensified in post-war Britain, farmers lost sight of the importance of in-field trees and shelter belts. That is now…

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Transition farmer achieves closed sheep flock goal

Achieving his goal of running a closed sheep flock to improve ewe health has been a slower process than James MacCartney anticipated, involving three years of breeding replacements and screening…

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