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FARM BUSINESS SKILLS

Our portfolio of training is growing!

  • 2024 sees the introduction of a new course that enables those who have already undertaken our original Agricultural Bookkeeping & Management Accounts to further expand their knowledge of how to use their accurate information to ensure the future sustainability of their businesses.  See below for more details of "Smart Farm Business Planning".

  • For associated farming companies and organisations: as you recruit new staff with specific skills but who perhaps need updating on current agricultural topics, we can provide bespoke "agricultural knowledge" training and updates enabling them to have a better understanding of our industry thereby providing an improved service to customers and clients.

  • Farming Networks: we also provide bespoke support packages for networks across the UK​

 

Just contact us for further details of the above.

Agricultural Bookkeeping & Management Accounts

Improve your confidence and knowledge of farm financial recording.  This UKRS accredited, two-day course is aimed at members of farming families who undertake their own record keeping.

 

Content:

  • Industry Update

  • Understanding Accounting Terms

  • Financial Recording Software Systems

  • Detailed VAT

  • Understanding the Chart of Accounts

  • The "Quirks" of Farm Financial Recording

  • The Bank Reconciliation

  • Year End Checks

  • The Profit and Loss Account explained

  • Understanding the Balance Sheet

  • Business & Enterprise Margins

  • The Choice Is Yours!

 

AUTUMN/WINTER 2024/2025 VENUES AND DATES:

  • Stocksbridge, Northumberland - Sat 12th and Sun 13th October (The Farmer Network Next Generation Group)

  • Stocksbridge, Northumberland - Sat 23rd and Sat 30th November (Northumberland Women In Agriculture Group)

 

Further dates and venues to follow.

 

COST: £325 plus VAT (funding available in some cases)

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Smart Farm Business Planning

Is it possible to "Work Smarter, Not Harder" in farming?

This one-day course will enable a better understanding of the industry recognised Key Financial & Management Performance Indicators.  By building on the skills already gained on earlier ABT courses, participants will learn how to use their farm accounts to assess and monitor the current business in readiness for future business plans.

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CONTENT - Understand the following terms and discover how they relate to your business:

  • Business Viability

  • Flow of Funds Analysis - where did the money go?

  • Return on Capital Employed

  • Detailed Performance Margins and Benchmarking

  • Credit Provision

  • Business Stability, Ratios, Adaptability & Liquidity

  • 10 step-by-step guide to compiling a cashflow budget for future business planning

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AUTUMN/WINTER 2024/25 VENUES & DATES:

Hereford County YFC Rooms - Tuesday 1st October

Reagarth Farm, Helmsley, N Yorks - Saturday 26th October

Tennant's Garden Rooms, Leyburn, N Yorks - Tuesday 4th Feb 2025

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COST: £165 plus VAT (full funding available in some cases)

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