Ripon Monitor Farm Meeting – Managing arable farms in a volatile world

You are invited to join us for the first Ripon Monitor Farm Meeting of the season hosted by Jonathan Fryatt

We look forward to welcoming you back to catch up on the results of the 2022 trials and harvest and look forward to what is planned for the 2022/23 season at the Ripon Monitor Farm. Volatility from around the world has presented the farming industry with an increasing set of challenges, whilst many factors accounting for this are out of the hands of farmers, what can practically be done on the farm to help manage volatility and mitigate risk?

What will this meeting cover?

Andrew Robinson (Armstrong Watson Ltd):

• Financial challenges facing farmers next year
• Govt new budget: what this means for the agricultural industry?
• Forward planning and budgeting
• Managing cashflow concerns
• Financing high input costs
• Meeting tax obligations

Gary Phillips (ODA): Are you making the most out of your grain?

• What is going on in the markets?
• Main UK fundamentals for wheat, barley, and oilseed rape to watch for.
• Grain price risk management.
• Learning how to navigate market trends.
• How effective grain trading can help offset high input prices and preserve margin.

Registration and refreshments will be available from 10:30 with presentations commencing at 10:50 and lunch will be provided.

BASIS and NRoSO points will be available for attending.

The event is free to attend, but please register to allow us to cater accordingly.

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