Velcourt Group plc services

Velcourt provides land owning and farming clients with the very highest level of farm management expertise and technical advice. Firmly focused on profitable farming, Velcourt`s range of services allow landowners and tenants to retain the ownership of their farming assets while enjoying a secure income. A broad range of farm management agreements creates the legal framework on which to operate and can include the provision by Velcourt of working capital. Velcourt`s strength is drawn from its staff and strong team culture. A deep base of technical knowledge differentiates Velcourt from its competitors. Velcourt farm managers receive extensive technical and financial training. As they manage your business, they are able to access a wide range of in-house expertise on crop R&D, European legislation, animal husbandry techniques and strategic grain marketing intelligence.

Velcourt`s Agronomy Service is offered to farmers wishing to retain executive control of their business, but with the benefit of accessing independent, up to date agronomic information. Currently this service covers an area of around 18,000 hectares and is delivered by Velcourt Farms Directors, Farm Managers or one of the two full time Agronomy Service Managers.

International Farm Management – making overseas land investments work. If you are considering investing in land or a farming business overseas or have already invested, but do not think you are getting the most from your investment, then we can help. Velcourt has considerable experience providing farm management with/for investors to ensure land delivers short-term returns as well as meeting long-term investment goals.

Velcourt currently manages over 12000 cows in 36 herds for 23 different businesses across the UK and in Europe. Utilising a highly experienced and specialised management team, each dairy unit is managed to the specific requirements of the owner with the onus on technical excellence delivered in the form of physical and financial return. These farms produce annually over 90 million litres of milk for different milk buyers on several varied contract profiles. Velcourt manages farms right across the wide spectrum of the UK and European dairy industry from large grazing-based systems, to high output 10,000 + litre TMR systems, with herd sizes ranging from 130 to 1400 cows.

Quality of information and not quantity. The management team is provided with the necessary information and systems to allow the realisation of the financial potential of each farming business through the following framework.