{"id":997,"date":"2018-04-01T16:44:24","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T16:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/?p=997"},"modified":"2018-04-01T16:44:24","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T16:44:24","slug":"data-provides-access-to-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www-dev.promar-international.com\/it\/data-provides-access-to-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"How our Farm Business Accounts service can help you obtain farm finance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Emma Thompson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Brexit on the horizon, how can you spread risk by investing back into your business? To obtain new sources of funding you must demonstrate viability to outside lenders. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keith McGuffie is a Senior Agricultural Manager at NatWest, advising 45 commercial customers in Cheshire and North Wales. He explains how data from services such as Promar\u2019s Farm Business Accounts (FBA), can be pivotal in supporting bank lending decisions for agricultural clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the last six months, we\u2019ve received a higher number of requests for lending. Although some of this is no doubt driven by milk price, the ongoing uncertainty posed by Brexit means that more farms businesses are borrowing to build or diversify their income stream.\u201d <\/p>Keith McGuffie, Senior Agricultural Manager at NatWest<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Access to profit and loss, cashflow forecasts and farm performance data can all help to understand how well a business is performing. However, smaller farms may not have this information readily available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is where the Farm Business Accounts data and Promar\u2019s expertise comes into play, as the due diligence we go through at NatWest means that it\u2019s vital to have detailed information from the farm to back up the lending decision.\u201d <\/p>Keith McGuffie, Senior Agricultural Manager at NatWest<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Since returning to work with the agricultural sector in 2014, Keith has seen the working relationship with Promar increase, utilising data and insight to support the bank\u2019s decision-making process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlthough farmers will often take consultancy advice on feed and nutrition, they may not consider the benefits of taking wider business or financial advice. In some situations, we\u2019ve actively recommended farmers take the services of a consultant to help provide this vital insight.\u201d<\/p>Keith McGuffie, Senior Agricultural Manager at NatWest<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Farm Business Accounts data has helped my customers a lot when supporting their business decisions. There are a number of reasons why a farm might need access to cash, from investment in the farm infrastructure or equipment, to increase cow numbers, or to diversify the farm business for example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, in order to secure the funds, you have to be able to demonstrate what cost the additional debt will put on the business and put a case forward to the bank on how you plan to manage this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Diversification often requires funding.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Having a benchmark to work from and an understanding of what is working, and what may be putting extra strain on the business is key. Cost of production is often a measure that is used by the banks to show how efficiently a farm is operating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s important to have complete transparency over your cost of production and be able to confidently demonstrate that you\u2019re profitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s now more of a requirement to have greater transparency over financial performance and day-to-day farm performance and can provide both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fluctuating milk prices demonstrated over the past two years haven\u2019t helped to demonstrate long-term viability. It\u2019s all about giving the bank confidence, even through challenging circumstances and having a sustainable plan in place to control the spend versus income when milk price is against you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whatever the requirement for funding, it\u2019s important you do your homework. Consider the overall performance of the farm and use your consultant to support you to unravel the data, and put a robust business case together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To find out more about how our Farm Business Accounts service could help you give us a call or read more here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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