Abacus Consultants

Stephen Briggs
MSc BSc NSch IOTA
Principal Farm Consultant
Region: Peterborough, East Anglia and national coverage
Expertise: Farm business management, organic systems, arable and field scale crop agronomy, beef, sheep, agroforestry, soils and nutrient management, environmental stewardship.
m: 07855 341309
email: stephen.briggs@abacusorganic.co.uk

Ian Knight
MSc MBIAC AICC
Farm Consultant
Region: South East and national coverage
Expertise: Farm management consultant and agronomist specialising in livestock and arable systems, organic farming, soils and nutrient management, environmental stewardship, business and financial planning, Defra Rural Grants, BPS, CS, Cross Compliance.
m: 07775 842444
email: ian.knight@abacusagri.com
Alison Smyth
Adv. NC ATB MTC
Consultant
Region: Suffolk and East Anglia
Expertise: Farm business management, agri-environments, conservation, soils.
William Hudson
PG Cert. NC Adv. Mgmt
Consultant
Region: Suffolk and East Anglia
Expertise: Organic field scale crops, agronomy, machinery, non-herbicide weed control, sustainable food and farming systems, precision farming, business management.

Andrew Howard
BSc (Hons), PGDip, NSch.
Consultant
Twitter: @FarmerAndyH
Region: National and South East
Expertise: No Till, Cover crops, intercropping, soil health, input reduction (read more).

Steve Newman
BSc (Hons) PhD in Agroforestry
Consultant
Region: UK Wide
Expertise: Agroforestry for low carbon footprint and the UKs largest network of farmer centred research trials including silvorable and silvopastoral systems (read more).
Email: steve@biodiversity-int.co.uk
Abacus Consultants
Stephen Briggs
MSc BSc NSch IOTA
Principal Farm Consultant
Region: Peterborough, East Anglia and national coverage
Expertise: Farm business management, organic systems, arable and field scale crop agronomy, beef, sheep, agroforestry, soils and nutrient management, environmental stewardship.
m: 07855 341309
email: stephen.briggs@abacusagri.com

Ian Knight
MSc MBIAC AICC
Farm Consultant
Region: South East and national coverage
Expertise: Farm management consultant and agronomist specialising in livestock and arable systems, organic farming, soils and nutrient management, environmental stewardship, business and financial planning, Defra Rural Grants, BPS, CS, Cross Compliance.
m: 07775 842444
email: ian.knight@abacusagri.com
Alison Smyth
Adv. NC ATB MTC
Consultant
Region: Suffolk and East Anglia
Expertise: Farm business management, agri-environments, conservation, soils.
William Hudson
PG Cert. NC Adv. Mgmt
Consultant
Region: Suffolk and East Anglia
Expertise: Organic field scale crops, agronomy, machinery, non-herbicide weed control, sustainable food and farming systems, precision farming, business management.
Andrew Howard
BSc (Hons), PGDip, NSch.
Consultant
Twitter: @FarmerAndyH
Region: National and South East
Expertise: No Till, Cover crops, intercropping, soil health, input reduction (read more).

Steve Newman
BSc (Hons) PhD in Agroforestry
Consultant
Region: UK Wide
Expertise: Agroforestry for low carbon footprint and the UKs largest network of farmer centred research trials including silvorable and silvopastoral systems (read more).
Email: steve@biodiversity-int.co.uk