A modern consultancy company focused on delivering excellence to customers in farming and the allied industries

Professional about

your business

Welcome to Kite Consulting LLP – We provide business services to the entire food supply chain, from farmer to retailer and are widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading dairy consultancy companies.

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What makes Kite unique

is the quality of our people

Our consultants provide practical and imaginative advice through close working relationships with our customers, because, ultimately, our success depends on your success.

We look forward to working with you.

We work with some of the most progressive farmers in the UK and Europe.

Our consultants

Our consultants have talent, enthusiasm and motivation, which means the quality of consultancy we offer is second to none. We operate a team approach and our partnership of national specialists and leading business and technical consultants provides high calibre consultancy across the UK and internationally.

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Featured consultant

Rachael Madeley-Davies

Rachael has been working since 2016 but joined the team full time in 2019. She trained as a barrister specialising in employment and dispute resolution but then chose to work with farming and food businesses over the previous 10 years, alongside farming beef and sheep at home in the Snowdonia National Park. Her focus as part of the Kite Wales and Borders team will be business management, environmental and people management.

What our customers say

“We have been working with Kite now since 2006 and I like their dairy focus and the positive approach that the company and its consultants have to coming up with solutions to real business problems.”

– Jason Bayley, Lady Leys Farm

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Latest news & publications

Vision for Dairy 2030

Publications

Kite Update - January 2020

News

In this issue... • Compact feeding revisited • New metrics for a changing world • Borrowing from the bank

Dairy Tech

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Options for Calves Technical Update

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Sustainability is a key concern for everyone working in food production. Agriculture faces the challenge of increasing food production to efficiently supply the demands of the growing population, while reducing resource use and addressing consumer demands and concerns for the environment.

Dairy 3.0 - A new Paradigm for the UK Dairy Industry?

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The rise of veganism, climate conscience and wider social changes are impacting the dairy sector. Kite Consulting has published a white paper exploring how the dairy industry must respond to survive.

Kite Update - October 2019

News

In this issue... • Dairy, vegans and the environment • Slowing down milk intakes • Eat Farm Now • Snippets • Dairy update - people management • Revolution not Evolution Conference • Beef update

Kite Business Update Labour and Brexit

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Brexit will have an impact on EU nationals in the UK dairy industry, with expected changes to immigration and employment law. Currently the UK and EU27 have come forward with proposals only to manage EU labour post Brexit; nothing has been finalised. What could Brexit mean if you currently employ EU nationals or plan to do so?

On Farm Issues: Inputs

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It’s important to assess and plan for the possible effects Brexit will have on farm inputs and supplies. Look at the range of products being used on farm, speak to your suppliers and decide if any action around ordering stocks or making contingency for volatility in prices is necessary.

Dairy 3.0 - A new paradigm for the UK dairy industry?

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Kite Consulting looks at what recent uncertainties in the milk market and over Brexit could mean to UK dairy farmers.

Is it time to trigger Project Prudence?

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Kite Consulting looks at what recent uncertainties in the milk market and over Brexit could mean to UK dairy farmers.

The Future of the Liquid Milk Processing Sector

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Kite Consulting launches new analysis of liquid milk sector Kite Consulting has today launched “The Future of the Liquid Milk Processing Sector” – a report containing an analysis of the sector that considers the short and long-term challenges it faces and what farmers need to be aware of when planning their long-term future.

Feeding Sustainable Soya Technical Update

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The World demand for soya beans is growing every year because of the increasing human demand for soya oil to meet population growth (Sustainable Food Trust). Approximately 80% of soya oil is used for human food, and 20% for industry, pharmaceuticals and biodiesel.