Crop Challenges

Challenges are a series of Business Growth Programmes designed to improve the profitability of your farm business. They are structured to help enhance your business performance within your own particular situation.

Agriculture is entering an uncertain time where business success will depend on efficiency of production. It is important that Northern Ireland cereal growers produce high yields at a cost of production which maintains their competitive position, whilst adhering to the rules of cross-compliance.

The aim of the Challenge is to improve the decision-making skills of cereal growers to achieve cost effective production whilst safeguarding the environment.

Potato production (seed and ware) has become a very specialist business. In order to generate a realistic income and enable re-investment for the future high production standards are required. In order to achieve this it is vital that the most suitable market is selected with potatoes being produced to the requirements of that market.

The aim is to improve the agronomic skills of potato growers enabling them to produce potatoes of a quality that meets the needs of the market.