1. Barclays Agriculture
Supporting the farming industry: economic challenges, public funding and new opportunities for sustainable land management
Mark Suthern – National Head of Agriculture
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2. Barclays Outlook On The Industry
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3. Industry Headwinds Headwinds £/Euro exchange rates
- weaker £ = expensive imports & making UK produce more cheaper to export
Farmgate prices
- Flat, but recovering for most produce
Customer confidence
- Farmers reluctant to invest/expand in difficult markets
Political/PR Campaigns (incl. Brexit)
- Uncertainty around Brexit implications
Headwinds
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4. A new agrarian revolution
Supporting the farming industry: economic challenges, public funding and new opportunities for sustainable land management
A new agrarian revolution
What do we have to offer?
Sustainable Development Goals
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5. The New Agriculture Revolution
History has a habit of repeating itself
The output of the early pioneers,
the Industrial revolution – delivered by machines
The “Green” revolution of the later half of the 20th century underpinned by new genetics, pesticides and modern fertilizers.
We are now at the start of the digital agricultural revolution
Biotechnology innovations, where the sequencing of DNA is becoming routine
The key advances are now in bioinformatics, the digital interpretation of masses of genetic code.
Extremely powerful computers using Big Data supporting advances in robotics and cobots.
What does this mean for the average farmer?
A farmer is a frustrated engineer/business finance expert/soil scientist/chemist/vet,/environmentalist/ecologist
The new agricultural revolution means that the modern farmer must now add computer scientist and digital engineer to their list of skills
All students of agriculture know the Agriculture Revolution with innovations such as Jethro Tull’s seed drill, Turnip Townshend’s 4-course rotation and the selective breeding of Robert Bakewell. Although we remember specific luminaries, in reality the agricultural revolution occurred over decades with multiple innovators each taking small steps forward. Historians believe the revolution has had three distinct phases, the first was the output of the early pioneers, such as Tull and Bakewell, the second occurred with the onset of machines delivered by the Industrial revolution, and the third was the “Green” revolution of the later half of the 20th century underpinned by new genetics, pesticides and modern fertilisers.
Professor Simon Pearson Director of the Lincoln Institute of Agri Food Technology, The University of Lincoln
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6. Supporting the farming industry: economic challenges, public funding and new opportunities for sustainable land management what advantages do we have?
Yield and quality advantage
Assurance and uniqueness
Intellectual tradition
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7. Sustainable Development Goals
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8. How are we Doing?
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9. Competitive farm businesses Long Term view on prices and costs
Supporting the farming industry: economic challenges, public funding and new opportunities for sustainable land management
Competitive farm businesses
Long Term view on prices and costs
Diversification
Competitive and supportive supply chains
Proactive forecasting and management of cash flow at Farm level
Better cooperation and collaboration – P.Os and Buying Groups
Improve market awareness and understanding
Strong farm business governance
Assessment of risk – and risk management
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11. Inter-EU Trade
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12. Inter-EU Trade
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13. Adopting a Proactive Focus
Source: adjunctassistance
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