FARM NEWS 7
• AUG/SEP 2019
UK Farmers must view supply
chain businesses as partners to
achieve growth says new report
The AF Group, the largest agricultural buying group in the UK and independent
provider of advice, insight, and services to the farming community, have
published their new report outlining the attitude and actions needed for
successful and fruitful supply chain partnerships for British farmers.
“WHILST it’s true that UK agriculture
faces a huge amount of uncertainty
there are actions farmers can take to
increase productivity and efficiency,”
comments Jon Duffy, AF Chief Executive.
“What’s needed is a change of perspec-
tive. By investing in robust supply chain
relationships and partnerships, British
farmers can still – despite turbulent
times – position themselves to grow their
businesses.”
The report offers a challenging analysis of
the agriculture sector, addressing the need
to shift thinking and operations, as other
sectors have, in order to meet the demands
of a changing world and reduce business.
To survive – and thrive – the paper urges
farmers to consider their business and how
they can create certainty and growth.
Key ideas examined in
the report, include:
• The State of UK Agriculture –
A look at the current UK farming sector
and the potential business environment
it faces in the near term.
• Supply chain partnership –
How treating supply chain busi-
nesses as partners – rather than
mere suppliers – opens the door to
ONLINE SERVICES FOR
KUHN MACHINES UP
TO 20 YEARS OLD
INTERACTIVE parts
catalogues and operators’
manuals for KUHN machines
up to 20 years old can now
be accessed through the
company’s MyKUHN online
customer portal.
Any owner or operator
can now obtain essential
information for mainte-
nance and repairs, simply
by registering a machine’s
serial number on the site,
even when purchasing used
equipment.
“There’s perhaps a ten-
dency to assume services
such as MyKUHN apply
only to the new machinery
buyer,” says KUHN UK man-
aging director Siân Pritchard,
“but the facility is arguably
even more valuable to those
purchasing a used machine.
Having instant access to a
user-friendly parts catalogue
and up to date operator’s
manual should give buyers
greater confidence and
make any ongoing servic-
ing a lot easier and more
cost-effective.”
The MyKUHN online
customer portal was first
launched in the UK in 2018
and is free to access via any
PC, smartphone or tablet
‘ free to access
via any PC,
smartphone
or tablet
’
where there is access to the
internet. In addition to 24/7
technical support, the portal
improves KUHN’s post-sales
customer service by offering
a click and collect genuine
spare parts service through
local dealers. It also provides
a wide range of associated
advice and guidance and
advanced notice on special
offers, product improve-
ments, events and new
machine launches.
Once registered to use
MyKUHN, customers can
tailor the type and level of
information they receive
by customising their own
preferences according to
their areas of interest. In
this way, users will be able
to build their own library of
content and will only receive
information that is of specific
relevance to their machinery
fleet or applicable to their
farming operations.
www.mykuhn.com/uk
greater resources and more intricate
solutions.
• Brexit and its consequences – Even
as uncertainty continues, what can we
say for sure about Britain leaving the
EU?
www.theafgroup.co.uk/
partnerships-in-supply-chain
Acklington Mart
Raises a Fantastic
£23,909.52
for Charity
Staff at Acklington Livestock Market
recently hosted a charity fund-raising
evening in support of Bowel Cancer UK
and the Great North Air Ambulance.
THE evening was
extremely well supported
by the local farming
community after the sad
and untimely loss of a work
colleague and great friend
to everyone at the market.
The mart’s chairman Chris
Manners thanked everyone
for their support and said
that local firms and individ-
uals were incredibly kind
in contributing a fantastic
range of raffle prizes,
auction promises and
donations to support these
two amazing charities.
Event organiser Andrew
Brown said the amount
raised, £23,909.54, has
exceeded all expecta-
tions. The money has
been shared equally
between the two chari-
ties who would also like
to pass on their sincere
thanks to everyone who
contributed.