Monday, December 11, 2017

Be Ahead of the Curve - Ensuring the Farm Business is Fit for the Future

Tuesday 13 March 2018: 4 – 7pm
The Monks Yard, Horton Cross Farm, Ilminster, Somerset TA19 9PT
Price: £30 inc VAT CLA members (additional family members FOC); non-members £40; Students & YFC members £5 followed by hot fork supper
Supported by: Rural Solutions, Milsted Langdon, Parnalls and HSBC      

It would be foolhardy to think that there will not be challenges ahead for the agricultural sector post Brexit.  In the longer term, there may be reduced levels of government funding and what funding there is may be specifically targeted for environmental work, for helping with productivity or for dealing with volatility.

But there will also be opportunities for progressive farmers and for imaginative thinking around land use and releasing the value of environmental land management. It may also be the right time to exploit those underused building assets on the farm.

Achieving and maintaining a profitable business should be at the top of every farmer’s current agenda and having a good business strategy will be a vital element to the future proofing of many farm businesses. 

This event will look at the management of rural businesses, risk management tools and opportunities to grow and move forward with the intention of safeguarding the farm business for future generations.

This seminar will examine:

  • Methods to evaluate the current business with business intelligence
  • Reviewing your financial viability
  • Taking the right strategy for your business
  • Considering new opportunities
  • Capitalising on your existing assets
  • Making a wise investment
  • A bank’s perspective
  • The approach
  • The business plan
  • Diversifying – top legal tips to succeed
  • What you should be doing to make sure you can secure any required funding to diversify
  • Alternative means of financing projects
  • Engaging with the next generation – family and employees
  • Cloud Accounting & Making Tax Digital 
Speakers will include:


  • James Del Mar, Rural Solutions
  • Ian Lloyd, Partner, Milsted Langdon, Accountants
  • Louis Mathers, Director Parnalls Solicitors
  • Euryn Jones, ‎Regional Agriculture Director, Wales and South West at HSBC Commercial Banking

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