Ep. 19 Experts in the Field: Farm businesses – planning for success in an uncertain market

In our latest episode, our experts provide insight into the pressures that are currently facing the agricultural industry and discuss how current farmers and new entrants can overcome these challenges through detailed business planning.

Date Wednesday, 1 November 2023

The Farms, Estates and Rural Land team at Foot Anstey bring you the next episode of the firm's popular podcast series which provides insights and practical advice on important issues for agriculture and rural business.

In this episode, our experts provide insight into the pressures that are currently facing the agricultural industry and discuss how current farmers and new entrants can overcome these challenges through detailed business planning.

What's in this episode?

Edward Venmore, Partner and Head of Farms, Estates and Rural Land team, and Kate Lucas, Senior Associate are joined by Paul Blundell, Agricultural Relationship Director at HSBC.

During this podcast episode, they discuss how current farmers and new entrants into farming can successfully manage their business to ensure that their businesses can adapt to changing situations and succeed in a competitive and uncertain market. In particular, our experts look at how business planning and the help of banks can support both current farmers and new entrants to achieve success.

Paul discusses his experience with current farmers and new entrants looking for advice about how best to structure their financial and business affairs and shares his top tips for those trying to set up a farming operation.

Podcast speakers

Guest Speaker


Agricultural Relationship Director | HSBC

Useful resources

Access all the previous episodes our podcast via our dedicated Experts in the Field podcast page

Ep. 19 Experts in the Field: Farm businesses – planning for success in an uncertain market