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

Common diversification insurance claims and how to avoid them

Farm insurance covers the policyholder only for farming activities. Cover for alternative enterprises needs careful thought, in terms of both the liability and the potential cost of property damage and…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

End of analogue phones - what it means for rural communities

The traditional way of making phone calls is changing, similar to when analogue TV switched over to digital TV between 2007-12. This means the “public switched telephone network” (PSTN) will…

COMPLIANCE

Proposed changes to waste exemptions – a farmer's guide

Farmers in England face changes in the way waste exemptions are managed. Isabel Davies asks Charlotte Nott, environment policy adviser for the NFU, some key questions. See also: The rules…

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

How making time to talk about the farm's future pays off

One of the key aims and benefits of the free business advice offered through Defra’s Future Farming Resilience Fund was to facilitate the start of conversations within farming businesses about…

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