Senior Farm Business Consultant specializing in agricultural economics and policy transition. With over 15 years advising UK arable and mixed estates, he is an expert in navigating the post-BPS landscape, maximizing returns from ELMS/SFI schemes, and structuring carbon finance deals.
James is a chartered surveyor and agricultural business consultant with a deep focus on the financial viability of regenerative transitions. He currently advises large-scale estates across the UK on reducing variable costs while capitalizing on natural capital assets. His expertise lies in auditing farm balance sheets to identify 'bleed points' in input spending and structuring business plans that stack public grants with private environmental finance. A frequent speaker at the Oxford Farming Conference, James combines rigorous financial modeling with a practical understanding of commodity markets to ensure ecological farming makes economic sense.