News from YAGRO and information, insight and commentary on agtech and farming.
Our analysis of three years of fuel buying across the UK shows how effective spot buying is the most reliable strategy to get the best prices in the market. This week, three leading farm businesses take us through their journeys on fuel buying, and how they have ensured they have a cutting edge on cost this harvest.
Every time you buy fuel, it pays to get prices from the whole market. We have helped UK businesses source fuel for over two years now, and over this time have developed a rich database of prices and trends. One fact which has become crystal clear is the value in shopping around the market systematically, every time you need to buy fuel.
The crops are up, the shows are on, and we take a brief pause to look back on spring 2018. We’re delighted now to deal with over 700 farming businesses in the UK. That’s a lot of conversations, a lot of relationships, and a lot of learning for our whole team regarding the needs and pains of UK farmers today.
Have you ever heard of a Norwich Pharmacal Order? Probably not. Neither had we. It is a legal mechanism in which a Court orders someone to disclose information. In 2016, there was a new legal precedent set, as a Norwich Pharmacal Order was made in relation to a potential claim under the Competition Act 1998. You may find the specifics of the case interesting...
Over the last weeks we have highlighted some stark problems in today’s ag chem supply chain. It ought to be within UK farming’s power to design a new system which better benefits farmers and consumers. Alternative models do exist. Today we take a look at four countries which offer some points of inspiration for farms, regulators, and suppliers, to make some brave decisions.
Last month we revealed stark variations in UK ag chem prices, with some farms paying as much as 55% more than others on a single product. This week we explore what this means at an individual farm level, and why farmers are likely to overestimate how well they purchase.
Since entering office in mid 2017, France’s government under President Macron have set in motion critical changes in legislation which give us plenty of food for thought as we consider our post-Brexit future.
Yagro went live with our Ag Chem Price Check service late last year, helping UK farms anonymously benchmark their chemical spend against verified market prices - all through our automated, digital service. With the chemical purchasing season in full swing, we look at the emerging findings.
With much talk of phasing out BPS through the Brexit process, we look at how the farming industry might reduce costs and meet this shortfall.
With the new year upon us, we’ve taken a moment this week to reflect on 2017. It was a formative year for Yagro, moving from a handful of farmers experimenting with online input purchasing, to a community - hundreds of farms strong - embracing the efficiency and transparency technology can bring to the agricultural supply chain. Here are our top 5 highlights of 2017.
