Forward Planning

Support to prepare your farm budget

Forward Planning is a free specialist farming publication. Published annually, it's packed with all the insight you need to help you prepare a farm budget, understand farm gross margins and forecasts and benchmark your business with confidence.

Every issue concentrates on the issues and opportunities which are likely to influence the direction of your business in the year ahead, including:

  • economic outlook
  • market analysis
  • practical budgeting information for: Arable, Dairy, Red meat, Free range eggs
  • information on agricultural support.
On the PDF, you can click on the section of most interest to you on the contents page.

Download your free copy (PDF, 8.05MB)

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