Background Information about Abacus Organic Associates

Abacus Organic Associates Grows from Strength to Strength

Abacus Organic Associates continues to strengthen its position as the UK’s leading group of independent Organic consultants by expanding its portfolio of services to the organic sector.

Andrew Trump and Lois Phillipps recently joined Abacus, bringing a wealth of expertise from the organic research and market development, arable and beef production, grassland system development and nutrient management. This is along side Gabrielle Lanceley who has vast expertise in organic food processing and retailing, product development, food hygiene and safety, the development of quality systems and HACCP’s. This Organic expertise complements production and procurement expertise in horticulture, arable and root crop production, livestock management, land and property management, business analysis and training to individuals, co-operative groups and corporate clients, along side specific certification and legislative advice provided by Ric Bowers, Lynn Briggs, Stephen Briggs and Sam Franklin.

Within Abacus, in additional to all associates providing bespoke organic farm business management advice, horticultural expertise is provided by Rick Bowers, Nick Sandall and Graham Collier, who specialise in the identification and selection of “Organic Suppliers” for the Corporate/Packer/Food Processor sector, technical monitoring of UK, European and International supply, continuity programming and box scheme development, business planning, management, financial analysis, project management and local food links and supply chain development.

Arable and Root crop consultancy is provided by Stephen Briggs, Isobel Wright and Andrew Charlton. Combined with the Organic land agency expertise provided by Sam Franklin.

Livestock production expertise and the organic management of dairy enterprises, beef, sheep, poultry and pig enterprises is provided by Mike Tame, Dan Powell, Gareth Jones and Stephen Briggs.

We now provide specialist Organic consultancy throughout the UK and internationally. In The UK we support over 380 organic producers on over 420,000 acres, equivalent to 18% of the organically farmed area in England and Wales across a wide range of enterprises including, food processing and food safety, dairy, beef, sheep, pigs, poultry, arable, root crops, herb and horticultural production, business management and land agency issues relating to organic management.

The wealth of expertise within Abacus Organic Associates enables us to offer a unique range of bespoke consultancy services throughout the entire food and farming chain, from in-field production through to processing and distribution and retailing operations. 

ABACUS ORGANIC ASSOCIATES was established  by a group of independent organic consultants committed to providing the best advice to the Organic sector. The strengths of the association lie in the wide range of its member’s skills and expertise and the extensive network of organic sector contacts. As independent consultants, associates work together on a co-operative basis under a single identity, so that a farmers, agribusiness & food manufacturers can obtain all the advice needed from a single source and benefit from the enhanced knowledge and expertise base the association offers. With 14 consultants based throughout England and Wales, the associate group offers a wide range of tailored and cost effective services to the organic producer and food processor.