Independent advisory service on diversification and adding value, integrated land management, low input systems and organic principles.
• The Greenacres service will aid decision-making, updating farmers with information on the latest thinking on production techniques, marketing, research results and analysis of changes in CAP
• The Greenacres service provides detailed technical support to farmers through a series of field inspections and on farm meetings together with the regular Greenacres newsletter. wsletter.
• In particular this includes help with organic conversion, set aside management and sustainable rotation and crop variety selection.
• The service also covers pest,
disease and weed threshold setting for each crop supported by regular
monitoring inspections.
• In the area of soil management Greenacres can
offer a range of testing and soil typing services. This
includes a nutrient budgeting service to maximise fertility-building
plans.
• The service also shows
how to access agri-environment schemes such as Countryside
Stewardship Scheme.
• Advice is also given relating
to diversification, direct marketing, biomass and energy
cropping etc.
"We were very pleased with the work of Greenacres and hope to use them again on future projects" - Julia Proctor , Devon National Trust.
Examples of Greenacres consultancy work in
the UK
• Wrote
feasibility study and business plan for the National Trust to develop
direct marketing of organic meat and dairy products from tenant farms
in Devon
• Developed an environmental
impact study for the introduction of a novel energy crop as an arable crop in Cornwall.
• Prepared
the plan for production of organic vegetables including organic horseradish
on a recently converted farm in Devon
• Prepared a
feasibility study for adding value to milk by processing to produce organic
clotted cream, ice cream and cartoned fresh milk in Somerset.
• Wrote
feasibility study for the establishment of an on farm plant for the cutting
of meat for direct sale to customers in Dorset.
• Wrote
a revue of weed, disease and pest control products to consider for fieldscale vegetable production for a grower in Cornwall.
• Wrote
a plan for the production of Shi-take and other organic mushrooms to be
grown in North Devon
• Wrote
feasibility study for the conversion of farm buildings to be used as a Camping Barn with cycle trails in Somerset.
