The Andersons Centre's consultants' provide individual, tailored advice to clients in all sectors of UK agriculture in order to help them achieve their financial and personal objectives.

Consultancy can be in the form of regular visits, or one-off assessments to deal with specific issues. The Andersons Centre also offers ongoing Estate Management services, and supervision of joint-venture arrangements, including contract farming.

The Andersons Centre is particularly strong in the livestock and dairy sectors, with a team of specialists led by Tony Evans, advising some of the top-performing businesses throughout the country.

Among the services offered to farmers are;

• Business Appraisals and Future Business Strategy
• Financial Planning; including Budget and Cashflow preparation
• Investment Appraisals and Finance Applications
• Organisational Change, including Labour and Machinery Planning
• Farm Business Administration and Accounting
• Staff Recruitment and Training
• Enterprise Costings and Benchmarking
• IT and Software Advice
• Contract Farming Agreements and Joint Ventures
• Collaborative and Co-operative Arrangements
• Ongoing Estate Management
• Single Payment Scheme Applications and Problem-solving
• Environmental, and other Grant Scheme Applications
• Nutrient and Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) Advice including PLANET software
• Tenancy Tenders, Rent Reviews, Arbitrations, and Succession Applications
• Farm Diversification Schemes
• Planning Advice and Evidence
• Farm Management Information - through the famous 'John Nix' Farm Management Pocketbook

For more details please Contact George Cook or any of the Farm Consultants listed in Our People

The Andersons Centre works with a variety of other rural professionals including bankers, solicitors, land agents, insolvency practitioners, planners, and accountants. We are pleased to work as part of a team of professional advisers to deliver a rounded service to the farming industry. The Andersons Centre can help provide solutions to difficult problems.

In addition to working together in client situations, Rural Professionals can also benefit from the industry information provided by Andersons Research Team, to ensure that their advice is based on the most up-to-date knowledge.

Among the services offered to Professionals are;

• Tenancy Advice, Rent Reviews, Arbitrations, and Succession Applications
• Business Appraisals for Planning Applications
• Litigation Support and Quantification of Claim
• Expert Witness
• Dispute Resolution
• Partnership and MaritalDisputes
• Managed Recovery and Insolvency Work
• Banking and Finance Issues
• Single Payment Scheme and Other Grant Scheme Problem-solving
• Farm Management and Technical Advice


• Monthly Bulletins on Policy, Legislation and Market Developments through the ABC 'Professional Update' Service
• Farm Management Information through the Agricultural Budgeting and Costing (ABC) Book and the 'John Nix' Farm Management Pocketbook
• Annual Seminars providing a concise update of the Industry Situation
• Bespoke Staff Training Events
• Providing Content and Speakers for Farmer/Client Meetings
• Producing Branded Written Information for Business Development

For more details please Contact Mike Greetham

Many of the best-known businesses trading with UK farmers rely on The Andersons Centre for information and advice.

From its farming client base, The Andersons Centre has a real understanding of agricultural and horticultural businesses. By linking this with extensive corporate business expertise it can offer a unique package to corporate customers who wish to plot their strategy in a fast-changing business environment. Our clients range from large multi-national organisations to small local trading firms.

As well as providing advice and consultancy on business strategy and change, the supply-trade can also benefit from the industry information provided by Andersons Research Team. This means that they are fully up-to-date with all industry developments and trends, and are ready to prosper from the opportunities that present themselves.

Among the services offered to Agri-businesses are;

• Business Evaluations and Future Business Strategy
• Organisational Change and Staffing
• Market Trends and Market Analysis
• Analysis and Farm Modelling Work
• Bespoke Research Projects
• IT and Software Solutions
• Joint Venture Appraisals and Co-operative Structures
• Public Funding Applications
• Project Management


• Monthly Bulletins on the farming industry through Andersons Agribrief Service.
• Industry Costings Data through the Agricultural Budgeting and Costing (ABC) Book and the 'John Nix' Farm Management Pocketbook
• Annual Seminars providing a concise update of the Industry Situation
• Bespoke Staff Training Events
• Providing Content and Speakers for Farmer/Client Meetings
• Producing Branded Written Information for Business Development Purposes

For more details please contact David Neill

The Andersons Centre has wide experience of delivering projects for National Governments, Agencies, Levy Boards, and other Public Bodies. Due to its long history of dealing with farmers, it can ensure that the intended targets of initiatives are reached in the most effective way. Because of its real understanding of agricultural and horticultural businesses, and the skills within its Research Team, The Andersons Centre is also ideally placed to conduct research assignments.

As well as delivering one-off projects, many agencies make use of the regular industry information provided by Andersons Research Team.

Among the services offered to the Public Sector are;

• Farmer Training and Advice Programmes - such as the Farm Business Advice Service and Farming Connect
• Facilitating Collaborative Ventures
• Business Benchmarking Initiatives
• Project Evaluations
• Economic Research Projects
• Farmer Surveys and Market Research
• Bulletins and other Information Services
• Industry Costings Data
• Annual Seminars providing a concise update of the industry
• Bespoke Staff Training Events
• Providing Content and Speakers for Farmer/Client Meetings
• Producing Branded Written Information

For more details please contact Richard King