The Farm Consultancy Group

Another Year - Similar Conclusions! (Gerard Finnan - Sherborne) Over the years in compiling The Dairy Cost of Production report it is still much the same trends and conclusions... To read more, follow the link below. #Dairy #cost https://lnkd.in/dFcqcv89

Changes to Agricultural Planning (Jessica Rippon - FCG WhiteAvon) There have been several changes under the new rules and regulations for agricultural planning. The below lists some of these changes... #planning #agriculture https://lnkd.in/dWv9mVQd

Prioritising (Max Sealy - FCG WhiteAvon) As farm businesses become more complicated and there are more factors involved in making decisions, running the business, optimising cropping, stocking and ultimately profitability, it becomes increasingly important to prioritise areas to be addressed. To read more, follow the link below. #Business #strategy https://lnkd.in/dpxfQb8m

Good Nature (Holly Greenman - FCG WhiteAvon) I recently listened to a podcast interview with Doctor Kathy Willis, Professor of Biodiversity at Oxford University, about her new book tilted ‘Good Nature’. The content of the podcast (called the Women’s Health & Happiness Podcast and available across all main streaming platforms- Episode 34 if you want to hear from yours truly!) immediately excited me; a scientific professional providing verified and peer- reviewed statistics proving unequivocally the value of nature on our health and wellbeing. To read more follow the link below #nature #farming https://lnkd.in/d9-ahiCq

Change to TB Isolation Unit Rules (Ellice Hahne - Sherborne) TB isolation units can be a useful outlet for holdings that have been affected by TB and don’t have the facilities to rear all their cattle. To read more, follow the link below #Cattle #Dairy #Beef https://lnkd.in/derkp4zc

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What Successful Businesses Do? (Gerard Finnan - Sherborne) I was chatting to a client of mine’s retired parents recently. We were having a conversation about the growth and success of the dairy farming business over the years that their son is now running successfully. As an aside, to be successful doesn’t mean relentless expansion, it is getting the business to successfully achieve the aims and objectives of the partners.  To read more, follow the link below: https://lnkd.in/drpCHXns

Another Nature Recovery Strategy (Ellice Hahne - Sherborne) Last month I attended the CLA breakfast at the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show, which is co-hosted by Woolley & Wallis and Batterns. This year's guest speakers were Amy Smith and Bridget Betts, who presented Dorset's Nature Recovery Strategy and how it will be implemented by the 'Nature Recovery Dorset' project. To continue reading, follow the link below: https://lnkd.in/dTKutedh

Don't Forget About the NVZ Closed Period! (Ellice Hahne - Sherborne) If your land is in an NVZ, remember the closed periods for spreading manures and nitrogen fertiliser. To read more follow the link below: https://lnkd.in/dQ8pt5xh

LEAN Works! (Phil Cooper - Sherborne) We recently completed the first series of five workshops working with a farm estate to introduce Lean Farming principles. The business looked at two areas of their business to introduce Lean Farming, the milking process and the calf rearing process. To keep reading follow the link below: https://lnkd.in/duhrPGzJ