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business |
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Application assistance with sector body applications and all Agri-environment schemes including the OELS
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Farm business evaluation and planning
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Identification of Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE)
funding opportunities and application assistance |
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Identification of Regional Development Agency (RDA)
funding opportunities and application |
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Soil analysis |
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Organic conversion planning: Rotation planning |
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Soil management
advice
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Nutrient budgeting |
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Manure management |
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Livestock management planning |
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Feed planning |
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Herd/flock health plans |
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Assessment of farm and enterprise suitability for conversion. |
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Advice on Organic standards compliance requirements |
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Business Control & Review |
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Single Farm Payment Scheme (SPS)
applications and payments advice |
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Training services |
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Promotion of relevant technology and research |
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Participatory on-farm research trial design/monitoring, to generate farm level information |
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Recording/monitoring programme design. |
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Food processing, manufacturing, packing, distribution and retailing. |
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Food processing to meet organic standards |
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Product and brand development |
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Food hygiene and safety |
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Quality system development
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HACCP’s |
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on-farm consultancy and
technical |
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Rotation planning |
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Processing Standards |
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Processing Operations |
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Conversion planning |
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Soil and fertility management |
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Crop weed, pest and disease management |
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Livestock rationing and feed planning services |
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Animal welfare and health planning
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Manure management planning |
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Grassland Management & Planning |
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Soil Analysis services – interpretation of soil analysis results from lab determinations. |
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Forage Analysis services – interpretation of forage analysis results from lab determinations. |
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Farmer collective support services – Advice provision to local organic farming groups |
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Abacus provides consultancy expertise to the organic food industry from on-farm processing, food processors and manufacturers, packers, distribution networks and retailers. |
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corporate |
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Bureau services for application to
SPS and Agri-environment schemes etc. |
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Training/Accreditation |
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Supplier/ farm performance audit and evaluation |
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Farmers groups |
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Mentoring groups |
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Demonstration farms |
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Meetings, Seminars, Courses
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Food processing, manufacturing, packing, distribution and retailing. |
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Food processing to meet organic standards |
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Product and brand development |
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Food hygiene and safety |
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Quality system development
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HACCP’s |
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Abacus is able to cover all categories of primary organic livestock, arable and horticultural production on a countrywide basis. Expertise is also provided in the processing, packaging and retailing of primary and manufactured food products. Our wide range of skills allows a multidisciplinary approach to business evaluation and development, with the added benefit of unrivalled experience in the organic sector.
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