Rural Development Associates

Rural Development Associates is a small, specialist, company offering a range of quality farming consultancy services with particular expertise in providing business advice for farmers and landowners who are minded to diversify away from traditional farming interests.

In essence, we are a mainstream management consultancy run by people who know how to farm. James Miles-Hobbs can provide your business with a clear strategy for the future to achieve a consistent performance in a demanding marketplace.

We offer a farm consultancy service for both new and established farmers dealing with Contract Farming, Single Payment Schemes, Grant Applications, Environmental Stewardship Scheme, Business Appraisals, Rent Tenders and Tenancies etc.

In addition, we are able to advise on an extensive range of diversification projects and offer specialist advice on Farm Shops, Equestrian Enterprises, Rural Building Conversions, Food Supply, Renewable Energy and Visitor Attractions.

We believe that we are able to offer a highly personalised service delivered by people with years of solid experience and sound business sense. Our ‘roots’ are traditional but our ‘branches’ are very much pointed in the direction of the future.