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

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…

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Second farm investment helps pig farmers meet business goals

Investing in a second farm with buildings is helping pig farmers Vicky and Kate Morgan take back control. The appeal of the former 30-acre pig breeding site was its farmyard…

BEEF

Why radical change is needed for sustainable beef industry

Planning ahead to face upcoming issues and working to improve efficiency and build beef businesses with resilience were among the key conclusions from a round table discussion held at Rothamsted…

AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION

Transition Farmers expand and restructure businesses

Farmers Weekly’s Transition project is following a group of farmers on their journey to adapt and meet the challenges of farming. Here, we look at the progress of two farms.…

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