Andrew Cheetham ASAg
Ceres Agri Services
Advisor
Present Consultancy Practice
I undertake Basic Payment Scheme Applications. I undertake Agri-environment Climate Change Scheme applications. I undertake Biodiversity Habitat Mapping and Plans. I undertake unique in-depth soil analysis using my own unique system which uses a mix of ADAS. & Albrecht to determine the soilslimiting factor/factors. I am a specialist in soil agronomy and have my own agricultural system which uses a mix of conventional and organic practices to reduce input costs with affecting quality or yield this is called Hybrid Farming Systems ®️. I have to date completed over 250 Carbon Audits, 50 of which were part of Soil Association Exchange farm sustainability assessments which were funded through Lloyds banking. I cover an area from Dumfries to Uist.I have my own AI assisted website hybridfarmingsystems.co.uk.
I recommend and now supply agrochemicals directly from the wholesalers with reductions of up to 50% in input costs. I have over 43 years working experience in all aspects of agriculture I have been a farmer/contractor, civil servant (Scottish Government Rural Affairs Department), farm business manager, agronomy manage. And for the last 10 years an independent agricultural consultant providing technical information on crops, soil, grassland & forage, cattle & sheep , environmental schemes and biodiversity habitats and carbon reduction.
Sector & Expertise
Sector
- Business Management
- Environmental
- Livestock
Expertise
- Grants and subsidies
- Diversification Projects
- Environmental Assessments
- Agrochemicals
- Alternative Crops
- Combinable Crops
- Crop Damage
- Crop Processing & storage
- Field Trials
- Field Vegetables
- Grass & Forage Crops
- Protected Crops
- Root Crops
- Organic Farming
- Beef
- Horses
- Nutrition
- Greenhouse gas & carbon management
- Agri-Environmental Schemes & Grants
- Land Classification
- Land Restoration
- Soil Survey