Episode 21: Building horticultural business capacity with Bronson Gledhill

In this episode, we speak to Bronson Gledhill about growers’ innovative business improvements and benchmarking programs to help them in the race to stay profitable in the face of rising costs.

Bronson is a Partner at Ag consulting firm Planfarm; he dives into key learnings after over five years of benchmarking and how you, as a vegetable or a pome grower, can lift your profitability and optimise your revenue. Bronson talks about how the top 25% are driving an increase in revenue through long-term top management and operational strategies rather than cutting down costs. We also cover how you can apply these learnings to your business to be more financially successful than ever before, in addition to:

1. Painting a picture of the horticulture industry
2. Insights from the 2020-21 annual reports
3. Operating expense differences between the top and bottom producers
4. Exploring the management practices of the top 25%
5. Profitability drivers in horticulture
6. Recommend financial and business practices for new horticultural clients

A not to miss episode for all vegetable and pome growers with key business lessons for all farmers in any industry.