Joint Ventures
Joint ventures allow a unique entry into agriculture, where you can benefit from a low capital investment, while having an opportunity to build and develop your business and yourself.
No one size fits all, and each agreement should be created where both sides benefit. Building and maintaining the relationship between contractor and farmer is essential, as is communication.
Joint Ventures: The Expert's Opinion
Joint ventures allow a unique entry into agriculture, where you can benefit from a low capital investment, while having an opportunity to build and develop your business and yourself.
This webinar will allow you to hear from the leading industry experts, to understand both the landlord and contractors perspectives, understand the legalities and how to avoid problems, as well as understanding the opportunities that currently exist. Watch here>>
Fact Sheets
Joint Ventures: Will It Suit Me and My Business?
Joint ventures can be the perfect business arrangement for farmers/landowners looking to scale down/slow down and for new/young entrants and businesses looking to scale up, but how do you know if it is right for you and your business?
Will it suit me? – Relationships are key to the success of any joint venture. Read more>>
Joint Ventures: What Are The Opportunities For Arable Enterprises?
There is perhaps a presumption that joint venture arrangements are constrictive in nature in the same way perhaps that Farm Business Tenancies are viewed as being the more formal agreement arrangements.
Ultimately, the attraction of a joint venture should be the flexibility to design the arrangement to best suit the needs of the parties involved; they should be bespoke agreements which reflect the circumstances of the contracting parties and clearly set out their respective rights and responsibilities. For all concerned it should be a win: win scenario and yet still flexible enough to allow adaptations to change in circumstance arising from either internal or external influence. Read more>>
Joint Ventures: What Are The Opportunities For Livestock Enterprises?
Whether you are looking to set up a new venture as a new/young entrant or looking to expand an existing business or are looking to slow down/scale down, Joint Ventures (JV) could be the perfect business arrangement, but the question is – which type of joint venture suits your needs best and what do you need to be mindful of? Read more>>
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