Earth Farmers
Independent advice for farming businesses and rural estates.
Providing practical advice, based on sound evidence – across soil health, land capability and farm business performance.
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We look at your full farming system, across soils, enterprises, infrastructure, finances and scheme income, and provide clear, independent advice on where performance can improve and how to get there.
Our work draws on the latest soil science, land capability analysis and farm business economics, applied practically across arable, livestock, dairy and mixed systems.
Farm Health Assessment
A field visit and written report examining how your farm is currently functioning biologically — covering soil structure, mineral analysis, soil food web assessment, plant and weed indicators, and where relevant, forage and livestock health. Findings are set against your current management system, with clear recommendations on where to focus first.
Includes the option to continue with monthly check-ins and direct advisory support as you work through the recommendations.
Farm System Review
A whole-farm assessment covering enterprises, rotations, finances, scheme income and land capability — examining how the parts interact and where the system could work harder. Includes scenario modelling and a phased action plan.
For farming businesses and estates wanting an independent view of where they stand and what to do next, with the option to support delivery through to implementation
Strategic Farming System Reviews
A comprehensive independent review of the entire farm or estate operation, integrating financial analysis, land capability, soil health, scheme income and long-term scenario planning. Particularly relevant where a contract farming agreement is under review, significant decisions are in play around enterprise restructuring, organic conversion or generational transition, or where the estate wants an unmediated view of how the farming system is actually performing.
Delivered in collaboration with land agents and other professional advisers where appropriate, with the option to support recommended interventions through to implementation.
Training and Workshops
We work with farmer clusters, farm/estate teams and educational programmes to build practical understanding of soil health, grazing management, regenerative systems and farm business performance. Delivered as workshops, field days or structured training depending on what the group needs.
Ad Hoc Advisory
Flexible, independent advice on specific questions, decisions or situations as they arise — available to existing clients and new enquiries. Interpreting a soil result, reviewing a contract, assessing a grazing plan, talking through a management decision before committing to it.
If you’re currently questioning the direction of your farm or estate, the system it is running or the trajectory it is on, it might be worth a conversation–
e: tim@earthfarmers.co.uk
p: +44773 339 5383
The most resilient farming businesses over the coming decade will be those that have reduced their dependency on external inputs, built biological capital in their soils, and aligned their enterprises with the genuine capability of their land.
Our work is focused on helping farms and estates get there – practically, commercially and at a pace that suits your business.
About
Tim Williams founded Earth Farmers in 2020, following twenty years of farming and farm management across New Zealand, Australia and the UK, spanning pasture-based dairy, large-scale beef, mixed organic enterprises and arable transition projects.
Alongside the practical farming background and a deep understanding of regenerative farming principles, Tim has extensive experience in farm business analysis, including financial modelling, contract farming agreement reviews, scheme income planning and long-term enterprise scenario planning. It is the combination of biological understanding and business rigour that defines the Earth Farmers approach.
We do not sell inputs and we have no commercial relationship with suppliers.
Advisory work is supported by a network of specialist advisers across agronomy, finance and land management, and delivered in collaboration with land agents and other professional advisers where appropriate.
Tim also teaches Regenerative Agriculture at Level 4 at the Apricot Centre and has spoken at Groundswell, the Oxford Real Farming Conference, Rootstock, LandAlive and the RegenAg Gathering.
If you want to get in touch - feel free to send us a message or call +447733395383