South West

.: Benchmarking Through Business Clubs - Alec Raffe (Case Study)

Alec Raffe is a dairy farmer from Bradworthy, Cornwall and is an active member of the North Devon Dairy Group. Before joining the group the family business was at a cross roads following Foot and Mouth Disease.

Business areas:	Business Clubs	Sector:	Dairy	Region:	n/a

.: Benchmarking Through Business Clubs - Chris Salisbury (Case Study)

Chris Salisbury is a dairy farmer near Ilminster in Somerset and is a long standing advocate of benchmarking.

Business areas:	Business Clubs	Sector:	Dairy	Region:	n/a

.: World Class Cheese - Mary Quicke (Case Study)

Mary Quicke runs their 1,500 acre family farm, North West of Exeter. They have a 340 Holstein Friesian dairy herd, a 300 sow pig unit and 680 acres of arable crops. The farm is one of the leading producers of farmhouse cheddar in the country.

Quickes was approached by Food From Britain to take part in a trial using a business benchmarking technique called Probe (Promoting Business Excellence) to look at their cheese business.

Business areas:	Business Clubs	Sector:	Dairy	Region:	n/a

.: Cutting Cost, Adding Value in Red Meat - Blade Farming (Case Study)

Blade Farming is a new approach to rearing beef animals, aiming to capture and apply best practice to produce high quality products, profitably and competitively.

Business areas:	Collaboration	Sector:	Red Meat	Region:	n/a

.: The Power of Information - Shearwell Data Ltd (Case Study)

The aim of Shearwell Data Ltd is to apply the latest technologies to unlock the power of data for its farming and processor customers.

The company has grown out of Richard Webber’s sheep farming business and is sited on his farm on Exmoor.

Business areas:	Collaboration	Sector:	Red Meat	Region:	n/a

.: Strengthening Relationships in the Dairy Chain (Case Study)

The dairy industry has often hit the headlines for the wrong reasons. Too frequently the story has been one of confrontation. Despite the recent history of antagonism however, many people have been working to build better relationships.

Business areas:	Collaboration	Sector:	Dairy	Region:	n/a

.: Building a New Milk Brand (Case Study)

Milk was once considered a basic commodity. The problem with commodities is that competition always centres on price. Recently though, people have found new ways to differentiate milk by varying the formulation and building new brands.

Business areas:	Collaboration	Sector:	Dairy	Region:	n/a

.: Farmer Champions

A series of 16 short film clips illustrating a range of successful farm business strategies from the four main agri-business sectors. They are ideal support material for lectures, workshops, seminars and conferences focussing on farm business strategy.

Business areas:	Business Strategy	Sector:	Cereals Fresh Produce Dairy Red Meat	Region:	n/a

.: Overcoming Resistance to Blue Food - Frogmary Farm (Case Study)

Developing awareness of novelty foods is one of the biggest challenges facing David Walters and he knew that consumer insight could help him to identify the best target markets.

Business areas:	Differentiation	Sector:	Fresh Produce	Region:	n/a