<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Benchmarking</title><link>https://ahdb.org.uk:443/topic/business/benchmarking</link><description>Benchmarking</description><item><title>Milk prices and profitability hub</title><link>https://ahdb.org.uk:443/milk-prices-support-hub</link><description>Milk prices and profitability hub</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:31:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ahdb.org.uk:443/milk-prices-support-hub</guid></item><item><title>Lancashire: Know it to grow it – Beef and lamb business foundations</title><link>https://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/lancashire-know-it-to-grow-it-beef-and-lamb-business-foundations</link><description>&lt;h6&gt;This practical two-day course is ideal for farmers who want to improve their understanding of farm finances without being overwhelmed by complexity.&lt;/h6&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Why attend?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A strong understanding of your farm accounts and enterprise margins is vital for the profitability, resilience and sustainability of beef and sheep businesses.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yet many farmers find financial management and business planning complex, intimidating or something best left to the accountant.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This course is designed to change that.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;It will give you the knowledge and confidence to:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand key financial terminology if you need a helping hand getting started&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Know what you&amp;rsquo;re looking at in your accounts to start to develop an understanding of your cost of production&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Ask the right questions of your accountant if you aren&amp;rsquo;t sure where to begin&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Take control of your own business decisions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You&amp;rsquo;ll gain the core skills to collate and produce information that helps you explore enterprise margins, assess different areas of your business, and create a basic set of management accounts, leaving with a clear action plan for &amp;ldquo;what next&amp;rdquo;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This course is&amp;nbsp;part of our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/roots-to-resilience" title="Roots to Resilience"&gt;Roots to Resilience programme&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;supports three key principles to help you build stronger businesses:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Get CLARITY on your goals and ambitions for your business and create a clear plan to get there&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;OWN the actions and decisions needed on your farm&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Build a COMMUNITY to turn to for advice and support&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Booking&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;pound;216 (inclusive of VAT)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There is limited availability &amp;ndash; we recommend booking early.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Delivered by &lt;a href="https://www.agribtraining.co.uk/" target="_blank" title="Agricultural Business Trainers"&gt;experienced trainers&lt;/a&gt;, this course offers exceptional value for&amp;nbsp;farmers who are ready to take control of their business performance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Places are strictly limited to ensure a valuable learning experience &amp;ndash; book early using the link above to avoid disappointment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The course is 40% funded by AHDB and is&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ukruralskills.co.uk/" target="_blank" title="UK Rural Skills"&gt;UK Rural Skills&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;accredited.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Further financial support may be available from other organisations in your region to support your attendance. Please contact &lt;a href="mailto:Karl Pendlebury &amp;lt;Karl.Pendlebury@ahdb.org.uk&amp;gt;" target="_blank"&gt;Karl Pendlebury&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;for further information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Other events in this series&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buytickets.at/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970232" target="_blank"&gt;Hampshire: 9&amp;ndash;10 February&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buytickets.at/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970276" target="_blank"&gt;Devon: 12&amp;ndash;13 February&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(fully booked)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buytickets.at/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970281" target="_blank"&gt;Worcestershire: 17&amp;ndash;18 February&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970287" target="_blank"&gt;Yorkshire: 19&amp;ndash;20 February&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(fully booked)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Important information&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When you book a place on these workshops, your booking and payment will be processed by&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Agricultural Business Training&amp;nbsp;via Ticket Tailor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AHDB will receive your name, contact details and booking information from Agricultural Business Training for the purpose of managing the event and evaluating its impact.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For details on how AHDB handles your personal data, please see our&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/Privacy-Notice" title="AHDB Privacy Notice"&gt;Privacy Notice&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For details on how Agricultural Business Training handles your data, please refer to their privacy policy on the booking page.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:06:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/lancashire-know-it-to-grow-it-beef-and-lamb-business-foundations</guid></item><item><title>Yorkshire: Know it to grow it – Beef and lamb business foundations</title><link>https://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/yorkshire-know-it-to-grow-it-beef-and-lamb-business-foundations</link><description>&lt;h6&gt;&lt;strong&gt;* FULLY BOOKED *&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;This practical two-day course is ideal for farmers who want to improve their understanding of farm finances without being overwhelmed by complexity.&lt;/h6&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Why attend?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A strong understanding of your farm accounts and enterprise margins is vital for the profitability, resilience and sustainability of beef and sheep businesses.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yet many farmers find financial management and business planning complex, intimidating or something best left to the accountant.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This course is designed to change that.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;It will give you the knowledge and confidence to:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand key financial terminology if you need a helping hand getting started&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Know what you&amp;rsquo;re looking at in your accounts to start to develop an understanding of your cost of production&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Ask the right questions of your accountant if you aren&amp;rsquo;t sure where to begin&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Take control of your own business decisions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You&amp;rsquo;ll gain the core skills to collate and produce information that helps you explore enterprise margins, assess different areas of your business, and create a basic set of management accounts, leaving with a clear action plan for &amp;ldquo;what next&amp;rdquo;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This course is&amp;nbsp;part of our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/roots-to-resilience" title="Roots to Resilience"&gt;Roots to Resilience programme&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;supports three key principles to help you build stronger businesses:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Get CLARITY on your goals and ambitions for your business and create a clear plan to get there&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;OWN the actions and decisions needed on your farm&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Build a COMMUNITY to turn to for advice and support&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Booking&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;pound;216 (inclusive of VAT)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There is limited availability &amp;ndash; we recommend booking early.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Delivered by &lt;a href="https://www.agribtraining.co.uk/" target="_blank" title="Agricultural Business Training"&gt;experienced trainers&lt;/a&gt;, this course offers exceptional value for&amp;nbsp;farmers who are ready to take control of their business performance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Places are strictly limited to ensure a valuable learning experience &amp;ndash; book early using the link above to avoid disappointment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The course is 40% funded by AHDB and is&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ukruralskills.co.uk/" target="_blank" title="UK Rural Skills"&gt;UK Rural Skills&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;accredited.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Further financial support may be available from other organisations in your region to support your attendance. Please contact&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Emily Symonds &amp;lt;Emily Symonds &amp;lt;Emily.Symonds@ahdb.org.uk&amp;gt;&amp;gt;" target="_blank"&gt;Emily Symonds&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;for further information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Other events in this series:&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buytickets.at/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970232" target="_blank"&gt;Hampshire: 9&amp;ndash;10 February&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buytickets.at/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970276" target="_blank"&gt;Devon: 12&amp;ndash;13 February&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(fully booked)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buytickets.at/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970281" target="_blank"&gt;Worcestershire: 17&amp;ndash;18 February&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buytickets.at/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970288" target="_blank"&gt;Lancashire: 24&amp;ndash;25 February&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Important information&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When you book a place on these workshops, your booking and payment will be processed by&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Agricultural Business Training&amp;nbsp;via Ticket Tailor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AHDB will receive your name, contact details and booking information from Agricultural Business Training for the purpose of managing the event and evaluating its impact.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For details on how AHDB handles your personal data, please see our&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/Privacy-Notice" title="AHDB Privacy Notice"&gt;Privacy Notice&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For details on how Agricultural Business Training handles your data, please refer to their privacy policy on the booking page.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:58:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/yorkshire-know-it-to-grow-it-beef-and-lamb-business-foundations</guid></item><item><title>Worcestershire: Know it to grow it – Beef and lamb business foundations</title><link>https://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/worcestershire-know-it-to-grow-it-beef-and-lamb-business-foundations</link><description>&lt;h6&gt;This practical two-day course is ideal for farmers who want to improve their understanding of farm finances without being overwhelmed by complexity.&lt;/h6&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Why attend?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A strong understanding of your farm accounts and enterprise margins is vital for the profitability, resilience and sustainability of beef and sheep businesses.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yet many farmers find financial management and business planning complex, intimidating or something best left to the accountant.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This course is designed to change that.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;It will give you the knowledge and confidence to:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand key financial terminology if you need a helping hand getting started&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Know what you&amp;rsquo;re looking at in your accounts to start to develop an understanding of your cost of production&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Ask the right questions of your accountant if you aren&amp;rsquo;t sure where to begin&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Take control of your own business decisions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You&amp;rsquo;ll gain the core skills to collate and produce information that helps you explore enterprise margins, assess different areas of your business, and create a basic set of management accounts, leaving with a clear action plan for &amp;ldquo;what next&amp;rdquo;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This course is&amp;nbsp;part of our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/roots-to-resilience" title="Roots to Resilience"&gt;Roots to Resilience programme&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;supports three key principles to help you build stronger businesses:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Get CLARITY on your goals and ambitions for your business and create a clear plan to get there&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;OWN the actions and decisions needed on your farm&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Build a COMMUNITY to turn to for advice and support&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Booking&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;pound;216 (inclusive of VAT)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There is limited availability &amp;ndash; we recommend booking early.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Delivered by &lt;a href="https://www.agribtraining.co.uk/" target="_blank" title="Agricultural Business Training"&gt;experienced trainers&lt;/a&gt;, this course offers exceptional value for&amp;nbsp;farmers who are ready to take control of their business performance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Places are strictly limited to ensure a valuable learning experience &amp;ndash; book early using the link above to avoid disappointment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The course is 40% funded by AHDB and is&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ukruralskills.co.uk/" target="_blank" title="UK Rural Skills"&gt;UK Rural Skills&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;accredited.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Further financial support may be available from other organisations in your region to support your attendance. Please contact&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Grace Whitlow &amp;lt;grace.whitlow@ahdb.org.uk&amp;gt;" target="_blank"&gt;Grace Whitlow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;for further information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Other events in this series&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buytickets.at/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970232" target="_blank"&gt;Hampshire: 9&amp;ndash;10 February&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buytickets.at/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970276" target="_blank"&gt;Devon: 12&amp;ndash;13 February&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(fully booked)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970287" target="_blank"&gt;Yorkshire: 19&amp;ndash;20 February&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(fully booked)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buytickets.at/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970288" target="_blank"&gt;Lancashire: 24&amp;ndash;25 February&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Important information&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When you book a place on these workshops, your booking and payment will be processed by&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Agricultural Business Training&amp;nbsp;via Ticket Tailor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AHDB will receive your name, contact details and booking information from Agricultural Business Training for the purpose of managing the event and evaluating its impact.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For details on how AHDB handles your personal data, please see our&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/Privacy-Notice" title="AHDB Privacy Notice"&gt;Privacy Notice&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For details on how Agricultural Business Training handles your data, please refer to their privacy policy on the booking page.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:44:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/worcestershire-know-it-to-grow-it-beef-and-lamb-business-foundations</guid></item><item><title>Hampshire: Know it to grow it – Beef and lamb business foundations</title><link>https://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/hampshire-know-it-to-grow-it-beef-and-lamb-business-foundations</link><description>&lt;h6&gt;This practical two-day course is ideal for farmers who want to improve their understanding of farm finances without being overwhelmed by complexity.&lt;/h6&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Why attend?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A strong understanding of your farm accounts and enterprise margins is vital for the profitability, resilience and sustainability of beef and sheep businesses.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yet many farmers find financial management and business planning complex, intimidating or something best left to the accountant.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This course is designed to change that.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;It will give you the knowledge and confidence to:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand key financial terminology if you need a helping hand getting started&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Know what you&amp;rsquo;re looking at in your accounts to start to develop an understanding of your cost of production&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Ask the right questions of your accountant if you aren&amp;rsquo;t sure where to begin&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Take control of your own business decisions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You&amp;rsquo;ll gain the core skills to collate and produce information that helps you explore enterprise margins, assess different areas of your business, and create a basic set of management accounts, leaving with a clear action plan for &amp;ldquo;what next&amp;rdquo;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This course is&amp;nbsp;part of our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/roots-to-resilience" title="Roots to Resilience"&gt;Roots to Resilience programme&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;supports three key principles to help you build stronger businesses:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Get CLARITY on your goals and ambitions for your business and create a clear plan to get there&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;OWN the actions and decisions needed on your farm&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Build a COMMUNITY to turn to for advice and support&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Booking&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;pound;216 (inclusive of VAT)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There is limited availability &amp;ndash; we recommend booking early.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Delivered by &lt;a href="https://www.agribtraining.co.uk/" target="_blank" title="Agricultural Business Training"&gt;experienced trainers&lt;/a&gt;, this course offers exceptional value for&amp;nbsp;farmers who are ready to take control of their business performance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Places are strictly limited to ensure a valuable learning experience &amp;ndash; book early using the link above to avoid disappointment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The course is 40% funded by AHDB and is&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ukruralskills.co.uk/" target="_blank" title="UK Rural Skills"&gt;UK Rural Skills&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;accredited.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Further financial support may be available from other organisations in your region to support your attendance. Please contact&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Katrina Thompson &amp;lt;katrina.thompson@ahdb.org.uk&amp;gt;" target="_blank"&gt;Katrina Thompson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;for further information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Other events in this series&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buytickets.at/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970276" target="_blank"&gt;Devon: 12&amp;ndash;13 February&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(fully booked)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buytickets.at/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970281" target="_blank"&gt;Worcestershire: 17&amp;ndash;18 February&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970287" target="_blank"&gt;Yorkshire: 19&amp;ndash;20 February&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(fully booked)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buytickets.at/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970288" target="_blank"&gt;Lancashire: 24&amp;ndash;25 February&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Important information&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When you book a place on these workshops, your booking and payment will be processed by&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Agricultural Business Training&amp;nbsp;via Ticket Tailor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AHDB will receive your name, contact details and booking information from Agricultural Business Training for the purpose of managing the event and evaluating its impact.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For details on how AHDB handles your personal data, please see our&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/Privacy-Notice" title="AHDB Privacy Notice"&gt;Privacy Notice&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For details on how Agricultural Business Training handles your data, please refer to their privacy policy on the booking page.&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:23:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/hampshire-know-it-to-grow-it-beef-and-lamb-business-foundations</guid></item><item><title>Devon: Know it to grow it – Beef and lamb business foundations</title><link>https://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/devon-know-it-to-grow-it-beef-and-lamb-business-foundations</link><description>&lt;h6&gt;&lt;strong&gt;* FULLY BOOKED *&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h6&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;This practical two-day course is ideal for farmers who want to improve their understanding of farm finances without being overwhelmed by complexity.&lt;/h6&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Why attend?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A strong understanding of your farm accounts and enterprise margins is vital for the profitability, resilience and sustainability of beef and sheep businesses.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yet many farmers find financial management and business planning complex, intimidating or something best left to the accountant.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This course is designed to change that.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;It will give you the knowledge and confidence to:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Understand key financial terminology if you need a helping hand getting started&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Know what you&amp;rsquo;re looking at in your accounts to start to develop an understanding of your cost of production&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Ask the right questions of your accountant if you aren&amp;rsquo;t sure where to begin&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Take control of your own business decisions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You&amp;rsquo;ll gain the core skills to collate and produce information that helps you explore enterprise margins, assess different areas of your business, and create a basic set of management accounts, leaving with a clear action plan for &amp;ldquo;what next&amp;rdquo;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This course is&amp;nbsp;part of our&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/roots-to-resilience" title="Roots to Resilience"&gt;Roots to Resilience programme&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;supports three key principles to help you build stronger businesses:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Get CLARITY on your goals and ambitions for your business and create a clear plan to get there&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;OWN the actions and decisions needed on your farm&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Build a COMMUNITY to turn to for advice and support&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Booking&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cost&lt;/strong&gt;: &amp;pound;216 (inclusive of VAT)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There is limited availability &amp;ndash; we recommend booking early.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Delivered by &lt;a href="https://www.agribtraining.co.uk/" target="_blank" title="Agricultural Business Training"&gt;experienced trainers&lt;/a&gt;, this course offers exceptional value for&amp;nbsp;farmers who are ready to take control of their business performance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Places are strictly limited to ensure a valuable learning experience &amp;ndash; book early using the link above to avoid disappointment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The course is 40% funded by AHDB and is&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://ukruralskills.co.uk/" target="_blank" title="UK Rural Skills"&gt;UK Rural Skills&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;accredited.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Further financial support may be available from other organisations in your region to support your attendance. Please contact&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Tom Edwards &amp;lt;tom.edwards@ahdb.org.uk&amp;gt;" target="_blank"&gt;Tom Edwards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;for further information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Other events in this series&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buytickets.at/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970232" target="_blank"&gt;Hampshire: 9&amp;ndash;10 February&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buytickets.at/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970281" target="_blank"&gt;Worcestershire: 17&amp;ndash;18 February&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970287" target="_blank"&gt;Yorkshire: 19&amp;ndash;20 February&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(fully booked)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buytickets.at/agriculturalbusinesstraining/1970288" target="_blank"&gt;Lancashire: 24&amp;ndash;25 February&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;Important information&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When you book a place on these workshops, your booking and payment will be processed by&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Agricultural Business Training&amp;nbsp;via Ticket Tailor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AHDB will receive your name, contact details and booking information from Agricultural Business Training for the purpose of managing the event and evaluating its impact.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For details on how AHDB handles your personal data, please see our&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/Privacy-Notice" title="AHDB Privacy Notice"&gt;Privacy Notice&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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