We are inviting you to take part in a new enterprise costing project delivered through the Monitor Farm Scotland Programme, in collaboration with SAC Consulting.

Open to all Farmers and Crofters

This project will gather physical and financial data from cattle, sheep, and arable farms across Scotland to build a robust set of benchmarks and insights. Your participation would be hugely valuable, not only for your own business, but for the wider industry. You may be aware of a similar piece of work carried out in the past by QMS on a larger scale.

Why Get Involved?

• Receive a personalised report on your farm’s performance.
• Benchmark your enterprise against anonymised data from similar systems.
• Contribute to a dataset that will inform policy, industry support, and best practice.
• Insights into key performance indicators to help identify opportunities for improvement.
• Help shape a series of Better Farming Guides to support more profitable and sustainable farming across Scotland.

What’s Required?

• Share financial and physical data for the period April 2024 – March 2025.
• Data will be collected on farm by SAC Consulting using a standardised Excel tool and verified using existing records (e.g. ScotEID, myHerdStats, IACS maps) between December 2025 and February 2026.(All information will be treated confidentially and anonymised in reporting which will be delivered May 2026.)

Next Steps

If you are interested in participating or would like more information, please contact greid@qmscotland.co.uk