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Improving Farm Business Resilience – As Published in P&J Farm Focus
It is common to meet a farmer who will proudly tell you just how many generations the farm had been in the family or just how long ago they had taken control meanwhile many, particularly those with livestock or in hill areas, will be found working alone and in...
Agriculture Bill
The Agriculture Bill 2017-2019 – What it means for farmers. A seven-year transitional period has been proposed, starting in 2021 and running through to 2027. Thus, guaranteeing support payments – albeit reduced ones - for another 9 years across England. This is...
Andersons in the Press
It was great to see that one of the Farmers Weekly regular opinion articles recently cited Andersons Loam Farm figures and one of the bits of advice that it had picked out. As David Richardson said, Loam Farm is a fictional farm which we use to track performance on an...
Natural Capital
Natural Capital – What is it and why is it important now? Natural Capital is, quite simply, the environment. It is, as Michael Gove puts it, the value of our land, soil, ecosystems, species and minerals, our freshwater, air and seas. It is basically the world’s stocks...
Arable Outlook 2018
INTRODUCTION For many combinable crop businesses, harvest 2017 will have produced some very good returns - possibly the best for some years. But often, this will be due to external factors, not least the weakness of Sterling, rather than the fundamental...
Dairy Market Update
Dairy farmers are starting to see the benefit of improved milk prices and it is fair to say that those improvements came just in time. Although prices have increased, some dairy farmers are still challenged due to the carryover of unpaid invoices or higher debt taken...