KN Consulting, Blaennant, Talley, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, SA19 7YW
Tel: 01558 685808
E-mail: catherine@knconsulting.co.uk
Catherine is a technical specialist in sheep production. She provides consultations to individual producers and to Innovis Ltd. She has also given presentations at events, delivered a Winter Forage Cost-Calculator, and an ongoing joint delivery of a model estimating the reduction in methane emissions from genetic improvement of the Welsh national flock.
Previously, she was Breeding Programme Manager at Innovis Ltd, Abersystwyth, with responsibility for management of 800 ewes, including genetic improvement and integration of gene markers. She has delivered Farming Connect Consultancy, and produced marketing materials and cost-benefit analyses. Her qualifications include a PhD from The University of Wales, Aber
Agricultural Adviser
Blackmoss Court, Blackmoss Road, Dunham Massey, Cheshire, WA14 5RG.
Tel: 0161 9277562
Fax: 0161 9288908
Mobile: 07816 960251
E-Mail: andrew.nicholas@harveyhughes.co.uk
Andrew has been a farm business consultant since 1998. He specialises in assessing the whole farm business and preparing business plans, and is an expert in technical management of dairy cows. He has a great deal of knowledge and experience dealing with strategic business planning, appraisals and support regimes to include, for example, Single Farm Payments. He has worked for Throup Slater Consultants, managed a dairy herd of 700 cows and is currently working with Harvey Hughes Independent Rural Consultants.
Agricultural Adviser
Powell and Oliver,
Kings Pyon House, Kings Pyon, Herefordshire, HR4 8PZ
Tel: 01432 830592
Fax: 01432 830618
E-mail: ian@powellandoliver.co.uk
Ian Oliver is a partner in Powell and Oliver Agricultural Consultants, working in Monmouthshire and Powys. He is involved with farm management planning, setting up contract farming agreements, FBTs, rent reviews and tenders, set-aside, and SPS applications. He provides soil, nutrient, manure and crop protection plans, and agronomy advice on all arable crops with a specialism in potatoes. Environmental and catchment-sensitive farming advice is an expanding area.
Agricultural Adviser
Neuadd Mansion, Llanarth, SA47 0RL
Tel/Fax: 01545 581130
E-mail: stuart@agriplancymru.co.uk
Stuart Perry became an independent adviser in 1982 and now heads AgriPlan Cymru, which aims to increase the visibility of independent advisers and help to promote sustainable farm businesses in Wales.
Stuart offers rural consultancy, business management, business reviews, rescue and restructuring packages, and seminars. He has had extensive experience offering business management advice and also offers technical advice on livestock husbandry, dairy and grassland production and agricultural support schemes. He also specialises in expert witness work, diversification, environmental advice, cross-compliance, pollution and resource management.
Agricultural Adviser
Fields Farm, Alkington, Shropshire, SY13 3NE
Tel: 01948 880261
Fax: 01948 880844
Mobile: 07939 474838
E-mail: w.phillips@pl-agriconsulting.com
Will Phillips has extensive experience as a farm management consultant. Following work with a national consultancy company, he now runs his own business in partnership with Peter Long. Prior to consultancy work, he gained five years ruminant nutrition experience with a feed manufacturer and he has over five years practical farm management experience. Will is also an expert in waste management, and in farm buildings and planning.
Meadow Cottage, 42 River Road, Shalbourne, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 3RL
Tel: 01672 871265
Mobile: 07740 636455
E-mail: lois.philipps@abacusorganic.co.uk
Specialising in organic agriculture, with twenty five years experience in research and advisory work. Lois owns the business Emslie & Crocker Rural Consulting, which specialises in the provision of practical advice for sustainable rural businesses and communities, and is a member of the Abacus Organics Associates. Her competencies include Soil Water and Nutrient management, organic grassland systems, oganic poultry enterprise development and management, design and management of ‘silvo-poultry agroforestry system’, environmental benchmarking. She aso specialises in development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of on-farm and commercial research programmes; research funding; development of training programmes and linkages into European networks; farm energy resource audits; equine business operation on organic farms; organic certification, business planning and management, financial analysis, training.
Agricultural Adviser
Powell and Oliver,
The Links, Peterstow, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 6LD
Tel: 01989 567832
E-mail: nigel@powellandoliver.co.uk
Qualified BASIS ICM, FACTS, BETA, member IFM. Specialises in crop consultancy, environment, conservation plus business management. Key roll to provide technical advice for CCW on Tir Gofal and Tir Cynnal across Wales.
Farm Energy, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2LS
Tel: 02476 696512
E-mail: tim@fecservices.co.uk
Tim is an energy consultant working in the agricultural and horticultural sectors. He is Technical Director at Farm Energy, and is responsible for the delivery of research, development and demonstration projects, bespoke energy related training to both groups and individuals, on-site energy audits and detailed feasibility studies. His advice is focussed on both the financial outcome and the technical outcome. Tim is also a significant contributor to the Horticultural Development Council.
Tim is a farmer’s son with extensive practical agricultural experience and a degree in engineering. His clients include the Horticultural Development Council, DairyCo, Potato Council Ltd, equipment manufacturers, energy utilities, farmers and growers. He is a Chartered Engineer, a member of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers, and is a Carbon Trust registered consultant.
R W Partnership Ltd, Cappele, Cwmpenanner, Cerrigydrudion, LL21 0SB
Tel: 07968 981332
E-mail: elaine.rees@freenetname.co.uk
Elaine advises on skills and training within agricultural businesses, focussing on livestock, food and the environment. She has worked for the Welsh Assembly assisting agricultural and food businesses apply for financial assistance towards adding value to their produce. This has involved creating business plans, budgets and financial forecasts. She works with Reading University/Royal Veterinary College looking at cost of production and on beef farms, and also works for Livestock Marketing Ltd looking at cost of production on sheep farms.
Elaine is a Welsh speaker, with a background in Welsh farming. She has previously worked as a Farming Connect Facilitator as a training manager, delivering and co-ordinating training courses. She was also Shropshire County Commodity Co-ordinator for the NFU, co-ordinating County Commodity meetings in the sectors of dairy, livestock and combinable crops.
Agricultural Adviser
Agri Angels
Efail Fach, Llanddarog Road, Capel Dewi, Carmarthen, SA32 8AJ
Tel: 01267 275778
Mobile: 07990 806720
E-mail: cledrichards@fcgagric.com
Cled has been a member of the Farm Consultancy Group since the year 2000, and now runs their only Wales-based office. He works alongside his colleagues Arwel Davies and Heather Thomas, and is assisted by part-time staff. Prior to this he spent five years working as a herd manager for a range of farming businesses. The Consultancy offers appraisals, business planning and budgeting, management of accounts, and secretarial services, contract farm agreements, and farm administration.
Cled specialises in accounts, budgeting, grassland, technical dairy, rationing and farm buildings. He grew up on a West Wales hill farm which he now manages, has knowledge of the area and is a fluent Welsh speaker.
Dairy Adviser
2 Sunnybank, Yorton, Shrewsbury, SY4 3ES
Tel: 01939 220508
Mobile: 07966 027890
E-mail: office@pl-agriconsulting.com
BSc Agriculture. FACTS qualified. Specialises in technical dairy and business planning, crop management and use of farm wastes. Delivered under the earlier Farming Connect scheme, including dairy nutrition and diversification.
Farm Energy, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2LS
Tel: 02476 696512
E-mail: jon@fecservices.co.uk
Jon is an energy consultant specialising in the agricultural and horticultural sectors. Since 2005, he has worked as Project Engineer with Farm Energy, advising on the installation of renewable technology projects on farms, planning applications, grants and FiTs / RHI considerations. He provides practical and technical advice on energy supply, energy efficiency and carbon emissions reduction solutions to clients in the agricultural and commercial sector. He also provides consultancy and project management on private small to medium energy efficiency installations.
Jon is a Welsh speaker and is the son of a Welsh farmer. He is an Associate Member of the Energy Institute, Interim Membership Engineering Council, and is a Carbon Trust registered consultant.
Agri-Environmental advisor
Efail Fach, Llanddarog Road, Capel Dewi, Carmarthen, SA32 8AJ
Tel: 01267 275450
E-mail: HuwThomas@fcgagric.com
Huw specialises in preparing farm resource management plans, with particular emphasis on Nutrient Management Plans as well as agri-environment and organic farming schemes. He is part of the AgriAngels team delivering advice to farmers and landowners in South West Wales. Huw has previously worked as FWAG Cymru Farm Conservation Adviser for South Wales. He is a fluent Welsh speaker.
Diversification Adviser
Orchard office, Caerlan Farm, Tonypandy, RCT, CF40 ISN
Tel: 01443 670 267
Mob: 07850 974898
E-mail: office@simplythebesttc.co.uk
Visit: www.caerlanfarm.co.uk and www.simplythebesttc.co.uk
Julie has an MBA from the University of Glamorgan, and a BSc Honours in Agriculture from Nottingham University.She and her husband currently farm 300 acres in the Rhondda Valley, and run two flocks of sheep,a pedigree S Wales mountain flock, and a flock of commercial Suffolk crossbred ewes for lamb production. They market many of the lambs direct to the public and through Farmers' Markets.
Julie is a marketing and diversification expert and is well known for her skills in communication, motivation, entrepreneurship and innovation. Her specialisms include hill farming, sheep and beef, and "any enterprise that interfaces with the public". She has spent 15 years in Direct Sales, so can bring marketing and sales skills to rural investment projects.
Julie is also a training provider for Lantra Awards. She has run training courses for women in the countryside on diversification and rural business skills. She can also offer equestrian expertise through a colleague associate.
R W Partnership Ltd, Cappele, Cwmpenanner, Cerrigydrudion, LL21 0SB
Tel: 01490 420304
E-mail: lowricappele@tiscali.co.uk
Lowri is a consultant with experience in farm business planning, food added value, diversification and skills analysis. She has worked as a consultant in Wales producing business plans and cash flow analysis, benchmarking, and creating plans for farm diversification. This has included ventures such as bottled milk, farm shops, box schemes, butcher shops, catering, kennels, equine, as well as tourism projects. She is currently working on ongoing financial benchmarking projects analysing cost of production on sheep farms, and is working with Reading University/Royal Veterinary College looking at cost of production and bio security on beef farms. She has also managed two major suckler cow initiatives with responsibility for awarding funding of over £0.5M.
Lowri is currently a partner in her family’s farm business. From there, she helps run three diversification projects: agricultural contracting, self-catering holiday cottage, and direct food processing and sales. She has hosted numerous open days and Young Farmers events on the farm.
Kingshay Farming and Conservation Ltd Kingshay, Bridge Farm, West Bradley, Glastonbury, Somerset. BA6 8LU
Tel: 01458 851555
Fax: 01458 851444
E-mail: martin.yeates@kingshay.co.uk
Martin is a technical manager responsible for a team of dairy and livestock specialists conducting a wide range of research including work on soil management techniques to improve soil structure, water percolation and farm waste incorporation; grassland, maize and forage trials; reports on farm equipment. Martin provides specialist consultancy to dairy farmers on cow stress, buildings and the environment. He also helps deliver workshops. He is a specialist advisor on NVZs, resource usage (energy and water) and integrated soil management, and is a Cross Compliance Advisor for AEA Momenta.
Martin has a PhD from the Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh in Animal Nutritional Behaviour and a BSc (Hons) Animal Science from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He is FACTS and SFEDI registered.