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Enterprise & Engagement

Managing farm businesses for profit

Our Research

Underpinning all farmers' business objectives is the need to develop systems that reliably deliver profit.  A resilient farming business is one that makes most efficient use of its resources.  As the fundamentals of farming support change - withdrawal of BPS, switch from CS to ELMS, and changes in import and export tariffs - farmers are challenged to become more efficient and to explore new markets and revenue streams.  We seek to combine research with farmer-engagement to assist them to meet these challenges.

Farm management is the discipline that brings together production science, marketing, economics and policy to create viable farm businesses. The farm management staff teach the core business skills, including resource planning, staff management, partial budgeting, cash flow budgeting, farm business and investment appraisal, necessary to allow students to compare alternative cropping and livestock systems, and to assess the best way to use the farm’s productive assets. 

Cows
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An upland farm
Sheep on an upland farm
A roller crimper which is available from CHAP and NU-FARMs for trialling by regenerative agriculture practitioners in the north of England.
Field stripes

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