Ian Knight

MSc AICC
Farm Consultant

Region: South East and national coverage
Expertise: Farm management consultant and agronomist specialising in livestock and arable systems, organic farming, soils and nutrient management, environmental stewardship, business and financial planning, Defra Rural Grants, BPS, CS, Cross Compliance.

m: 07775 842444
email: ian.knight@abacusagri.com

Mike Tame

PhD BSc (Hons)
Consultant

Region: Norfolk and East Anglia
Expertise: Principal Associate, ruminant livestock and forage specialist, farm appraisals and reviews, strategy development, implementation and monitoring, organic technical and consultancy support, environmental stewardship.

Sam Franklin

MSc BSc MRICS FAAV AIEMA
Consultant

Region: Bedford and Midlands
Expertise: Land and property transactions, buildings, farm management, soils, livestock, crops, environmental stewardship. ALC and EIA as a Member of the Institute of Professional Soil Scientists and as Associate of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment.

Isobel Wright

BSc (Hons) BASIS Dip. FQA
Consultant

Region: Lincolnshire and midlands
Expertise: Arable and field scale crop agronomy, organic systems, soils and nutrient management, environmental stewardship, lowland farming systems, livestock, organic farming and diversification.

Lois Philipps

BSc (Hons) IPSS FQA
Consultant

Region: Newbury, South and South West England
Expertise: Sustainable land use, livestock, poultry, grassland, organic farming systems, agri-environments, soils and nutrient management.

Alison Smyth

Adv. NC ATB MTC
Consultant

Region: Suffolk and East Anglia
Expertise: Farm business management, agri-environments, conservation, soils.

William Hudson

PG Cert. NC Adv. Mgmt
Consultant

Region: Suffolk and East Anglia
Expertise: Organic field scale crops, agronomy, machinery, non-herbicide weed control, sustainable food and farming systems, precision farming, business management.