Services

Contract Farm Arrangements

Julian Fuller has been setting up and managing contract farming agreements for more than twenty years and can tailor agreements to suit the individual needs of the farm. For example, you can remain involved in decisions such as cropping or marketing strategy while leaving the day-to-day running of the farm to your chosen contractor. You can also adjust annually the amount of land you put in to the agreement.

Cashflow & Budget Forecasting

Detailed forward budget and cash flow projections are an increasingly important management tool for modern farming businesses. Once finalised with the client, we can monitor the actual versus budgeted levels of income and expenditure to ensure that performance targets are met. We can also monitor fixed asset costs within a business to ensure maximum efficiencies are achieved.

One-Off Business Reviews

Reviews can be prompted by a wish to change the tactical direction of the farm, a change of ownership or simply a wish to give the business a ‘health check’. Once we have a clear picture of your business and aims, we can carry out a detailed review and report back with financial and operational recommendations. This will include practical, workable solutions that we can help you implement.

Single Farm Payments

We can assist clients in completing all aspects of the Single Payment Scheme applications and are able to provide advice on all matters relating to the scheme.
We can also track the progress of your Claim online to help reduce delays in your payments.

Higher Level / Entry Level Schemes

We can assist clients who wish to enter or renew these schemes. This can range from basic explanation of the most suitable options to complete assistance in Scheme Enrolment and on-going compliance.

Staffing Issues and Recruitment

Attracting and retaining the right people is critical to the success of any farm business. Over the years, we have worked with many of our clients to help them replace key members of their team or take on new people when they want to expand. We can help guide you through the process of recruitment or we can advertise for those harder to fill or more technical roles. Whatever the vacancy you wish to fill, we will take the time to understand your needs before advising on the best way to recruit.

Joint Venture

By sharing resources with other farming businesses whether land or machinery or expertise, you can minimise the level of capital investment and also benefit significantly from economies of scale. We can advise you on negotiating a joint venture that will extract the maximum mutual benefit for you and your partners.

Diversification

We can help you evaluate all aspects of a diversification project. Financial implications, skill sets needed and grant funding available.

Farm Software Advice

We can assist clients in the selection and application of suitable farm software. This includes assistance with set up and ongoing advice as the business grows or diversifies.

Strategic Advice

Whether a large estate or a small farming business, we are able to advise on the future development of the business tailored to satisfy personal and business objectives.

AHA and FBT Rent Reviews

We can help with all aspects of rental calculations including the detailed budgets required for both on-going rental arrangements and new rent tenders. We can also help prepare rent tenders for new FBTs, making sure the rent you offer is correct for the current market and sustainable for your business.

Farm Management

Farm Management is a key area for landowners wishing to retain day-to-day control while calling on operational and strategic advice.

Whether arranged on a quarterly or annual basis, we can advise on issues ranging from checking profitability and setting budgets through to cropping decisions and industry trends. We build long-term relationships with our clients who are typically owners, managers or trustees. We will work closely with you to gain a clear understanding of your farm business and what you want to achieve.

At a time when many farm businesses are looking inwardly to improve performance and are considering diversification, we can help our clients benchmark performance, analyse options, budget effectively and plan for the future.