For an entrepreneurial couple navigating the challenges of sheep farming with rare breeds, diversification and innovative sales strategies have been key to sustainability. This blog explores how a well-timed shift in business strategy and an agricultural land loan helped this couple overcome the profitability issues within the sheep farming sector.
It's the story of a family, formerly acclaimed dairy farmers, who ventured back into livestock farming with a renewed vigour, aided by UK Agricultural Finance's specialised livestock finance.
Estate diversification is now more than just good business sense: for most country estates, diversification is now a requirement for survival. At UK Agricultural Finance, we often provide funding to help an estate restructure existing debt and develop new income opportunities
At UK Agricultural Finance we don't just offer agricultural loans, we often offer loans for any credible business purpose so long as there is agricultural land as security. This sometimes means we get to offer equestrian property finance.
As a Business Development Manager at UK Agricultural Finance (UKAF), I've witnessed first hand how diversification finance has empowered large farms and country estates to explore new income streams and reinforce their financial resilience.
visionary couple has embarked on a ground breaking journey, leveraging renewable energy finance to revolutionise soft fruit farming
Diversification finance is often required to realise these new opportunities, and opens doors to alternative income streams that extend beyond traditional practices.
From soaring energy prices to legislative reforms, and animal health crises affecting wildlife, estate owners must navigate through economic headwinds with both caution and resilience. At UK Agricultural Finance (UKAF), we stand ready to support these historic pillars of the rural economy through tailored financial solutions.
We recently funded a product at a farm near Reading, which exemplifies how renewable energy finance can aid in seamlessly integrating an Anaerobic Digestion (AD) plant into traditional farming practices.
My time working with the team at UK Agricultural Finance has shown me the difference between corporate companies and SMEs.
