Knowledgebase
Kingshay's Knowledgebase - Business Management
Biosecurity is a strategic and integrated approach to managing risk to stop the introduction or spread of harmful organisms on farm. Whilst good farm biosecurity is hard ...
Contract farming agreements can offer significant advantages over Farm Business Tenancies (FBT). They are relevant to both large specialist companies and smaller farms en...
Huge volumes of business and performance data are stored on farm, leaving farms open to the risk of accidental record loss or online identity theft. In fact, with more-an...
Employment Law addresses the red tape and legalities you need to be aware of as an employer.
Labour should be thought of as an investment, not just a cost. At an average 5.7ppl (3.7ppl paid labour) (Kingshay Profit Manager), labour is the biggest overhead cost to...
Equity partnerships can help to encourage the younger generation to remain in the dairy industry, and offer an attractive exit route for the retiring farmer. They can pro...
The FETF 2025 opens on Thursday 29th May – this Dairy Insight looks at the three areas for grant funding: Animal Health & Welfare Improving Productivity ...
Agriculture is one of the deadliest sectors to work in - with farm workers more than 20 times more likely to be killed on the job than the average for all other industrie...
What is most commonly targeted by rural crime? How do you reduce your insurance premiums?
A successful dairy farming business strives for outstanding performance and this can be achieved through consistent and accurate work practices. Maintaining standards acr...
In recent months, there have been numerous high-profile farm thefts in the press, including several cases of livestock rustling. According to the NFU Mutual Rural Crime...
With feed costs rising significantly month on month, the instinct is to do something drastic and change feed type or feed rates. However, this may have a negative impact ...