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Let us help you make your financial resolutions a reality
FARMING Connect is hosting a series of financial management surgeries to help farmers and foresters evaluate how their business is performing, identify areas for improvement and discuss plans for the future.
The financial management surgeries will provide individuals registered with...
Have you prepared your business for a profitable and sustainable future?
Have you evaluated your farm or forestry business recently? Do you know how it’s performing now and how well it’s likely to perform in a future post-Brexit? Have you done everything in your power to safeguard your business for the...
Start planning for the future of your farm business – attend a Farming Connect succession surgery
Succession planning for farmers and foresters can be an unwelcome and often difficult task, but it’s an issue that shouldn’t be put off if you want to safeguard the future of the business and avoid conflict within the family. ...
Business Workshops Diary Marker
DURING times of uncertainty and lowered business confidence, along with continued volatility in agriculture, it is increasingly important for farm businesses to plan ahead and make sound decisions. Developing a better understanding of rural banking services is also important for...
Business planning puts North Wales farmer on course for expansion thanks to Farming Connect
Young farmer Dylan Hughes and his wife Hanna, both 29 years old, farm 64 acres near Holywell in Flintshire, a combination of owned and rented land. In recent years, the main farming enterprise has been the purchase of cross-bred calves...
Business Planning - Dealing with Cash Flow Challenges
Managing a business during volatile times is not easy and requires a clear business head to work through it.
Knowing the difference between cashflow and profit is important. If cash needs (private drawings, tax, capital loan repayments and capital investments)...
Reduce on Farm Emissions and Maximise Carbon Sequestration October - December 2023
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October - December 2023