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Commodity selling prices and the weather are top concerns for European farmers

July 9th 2011

An in-depth survey of 3,000 European farmers in six countries has indicated that commodity selling pricing is the most important concern for farmers in three European countries, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, with it being the second most important concern of farmers in Great Britain and France. The next most frequent concern was, unsurprisingly, the weather, which was selected by farmers in four countries surveyed, Germany, Great Britain, Poland and the Czech Republic.

European farmer attitudes to renewables

June 14th 2011

An in-depth annual survey of European farmers has indicated much greater interest and optimism for crops grown for renewable energy among German farmers, compared to their counterparts in the Great Britain

New Project Manager for Independent Business Resource Limited (IBR-Ltd)

May 3rd 2011

“We are delighted that Marsha is joining us at a time of company expansion. Her new role as a Project Manager will involve a range of tasks from market research studies, administration of Kleffmann business, as well as new business generation. This is an important appointment as we expand our business, not only with Kleffmann panels, but also other market research initiatives. David Dower remains our lead on market research, but Marsha’s skills will complement those of the team and provide a further experienced resource to cope with the increase in commissions,” says Roger Pratchett, Director of IBR-Ltd.

UK Farmers’ confidence higher than German and French Counterparts

March 30th 2011

An in-depth annual survey of 3,050 European farmers in six countries has indicated greater optimism among UK farmers than their counterparts in Germany and France.

More hybrid rape grown in the UK

March 21st 2011

Kleffmann’s Winter Oilseed Rape farmer panel reveals increased uptake of Hybrid varieties

IBR-Ltd launches new service for the Professional Pest Control Market

September 1st 2010

As an agri-food marketing agency actively working in the pest control sector on bespoke client projects, IBR-Ltd has identified a need to provide clients with a syndicated discussion forum, which will allow suppliers into the pest control market to gain feedback from professional users of their products. With the independence of professional facilitators, the “focus” or “discussion group” format is a proven vehicle for cost effective confidential feedback.

Independent Business Resource Limited Launches New Contract Field Trials business

November 18th 2009

Autumn 2009 sees the launch of a New contract field trials business providing experienced agronomists with an eye for detail, quality and added value customer service.

Our fieldwork partner Precision Prospecting Ltd

August 4th 2009

Precision Prospecting’s computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) unit is utilised by IBR to gather data for the AMIS crop panels.

Customer Research - Delivering research but also opening doors to new business

August 4th 2009

These are tough times for nearly everyone and in these circumstances something usually has to give. Despite their value, customer feedback programmes to measure business performance are sometimes downsized or even dropped.

Molluscicide AMIS data – Cereal & Oilseed rape

August 4th 2009

Are YOU aware of how your products have performed this autumn? ...Independent Business Resource Ltd can offer clients a profile of the molluscicide market based upon farmer panels in Winter Cereals and Oilseed rape.

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Industry news

  • Commodity selling prices and the weather are top concerns for European farmers

    An in-depth survey of 3,000 European farmers in six countries has indicated that commodity selling pricing is the most important concern for farmers in three European countries, Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, with it being the second most important concern of farmers in Great Britain and France. The next most frequent concern was, unsurprisingly, the weather, which was selected by farmers in four countries surveyed, Germany, Great Britain, Poland and the Czech Republic.

  • European farmer attitudes to renewables

    An in-depth annual survey of European farmers has indicated much greater interest and optimism for crops grown for renewable energy among German farmers, compared to their counterparts in the Great Britain

  • New Project Manager for Independent Business Resource Limited (IBR-Ltd)

    “We are delighted that Marsha is joining us at a time of company expansion. Her new role as a Project Manager will involve a range of tasks from market research studies, administration of Kleffmann business, as well as new business generation. This is an important appointment as we expand our business, not only with Kleffmann panels, but also other market research initiatives. David Dower remains our lead on market research, but Marsha’s skills will complement those of the team and provide a further experienced resource to cope with the increase in commissions,” says Roger Pratchett, Director of IBR-Ltd.

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