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Brown&Co Podcasts - A Rural Update

Brown&Co Podcasts - A Rural Update

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Welcome to the Brown&Co Podcast series. In this series, our Agricultural Business Consultancy team will delve into the current issues affecting UK agriculture today. We explore the various services that Brown&Co provides to support rural businesses in navigating this evolving environment, ensuring they can adapt effectively through transition and maximise their business opportunities.Copyright 2025 All rights reserved. Economics
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  • Labour & Machinery Costings #brown&co podcasts #ruralupdate
    Jan 8 2026

    Join Agricultural Business Consultants Rob Meadley & Olivia Burfoot in our latest podcast as they provide insights on evaluating machinery and labour expenses to identify potential savings.

    Typically, machinery and labour expenses account for a high percentage of farming fixed costs. By examining machinery and labour costs and exploring various management strategies, farm businesses can plan to lower their fixed expenses.

    Listen to full series of podcasts: https://bit.ly/3FY5dWZ

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    6 mins
  • Ecology #brown&copodcasts #ruralupdate
    Dec 18 2025

    The latest podcast with ecologist Ryan Clark explains the importance of meeting BNG rules to achieve planning compliance.

    Rural landowners are increasingly finding opportunities to generate income by delivering habitat enhancement for developers, helping them fulfil their Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements for new planning applications in England. The second half of 2025 has seen a significant rise in the number of Habitat Banks, designated BNG sites that commercially sell Units.

    Currently, there are over 110 such sites nationwide, and this figure continues to grow.

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    8 mins
  • Environmental Schemes #brown&copodcasts #ruralupdate
    Nov 21 2025

    Join Agri-Business Consultant Seb Young in the latest Brown&Co podcast as he discusses the latest environmental schemes.

    During a turbulent period for agri-environment policy in England, farmers and landowners are advised to engage early with the application processes for Defra’s limited grant schemes or risk losing out.

    For our full series of rural updates, head to: https://www.brown-co.com/services/agr...

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    9 mins
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