May all of us at Cara extend best wishes to all customers for Christmas, and we look forward to a prosperous 2014.
The office will be operated on a skeleton staff basis over the festive period. If your call is urgent please contact Iwan, Wendy or John on their mobile phones.

CARA recently presented its annual benchmark results to other industry professionals at a conference in St Clears. The results show clear distinctions between top 25%, average and bottom 25%. The main points are as follows:

1. Dairy – fertility and yield from forage still are profit drivers
2. Overhead cost control imperative
3. Herd expansion still happening, perhaps at increased pace
4. Beef and sheep producers must focus on stocking rate
5. There is intensification potential in all sectors
6. Potential Single Payment changes will see some producers become loss making
7. Uncertainty is still around regarding Single Payment proposed changes

For more details, please contact Iwan, Wendy or John