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Farm Business Benchmarking

Course Programme

The course objective is to introduce the concept of benchmarking to farm business managers  and how to use the information to improve business profitability.  The focus of the course is whole business benchmarking with the emphasis on analysis at an individual enterprise level.

The course is designed around three tutorial sessions of four hours each.  Trainees will be expected to do some work on their own to obtain maximum benefit from the course.  The tutorials are run at weekly intervals to give continuity and sufficient time for homework.  The third and fourth sessions will have two tutors as the 8-12 trainees are expected to benchmark their own business and may need individual support.  Trainees are provided with relevant comparative data from the Farm Accounts Survey.

Is It For Me?

The training is aimed at farmers, farm managers and estates managers.

Course Details

Location of Course

To be confirmed.

Length of Course

Three tutorials of 4 hours each, with each tutorial at weekly intervals.

Qualifications Obtained

By the end of the course the participants will:


  • have improved understanding of their accounts
  • be able to recognise their business’s strengths and weaknesses
  • be able to compare their business’s financial performance with that of other similar businesses
  • have developed ideas to improve profitability

Training General Contact

Mr Graeme Ligertwood
CPD & Blended Learning Manager
SAC (Scottish Agricultural College) Work SAC, Riverside Campus, University Avenue,
Ayr
KA8 0SX
TelWork 01292 525419
Fax 01292 886199

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Applying for Farm Business Benchmarking

This course can be applied for using the Enquiry Form