HEC Consulting Services
Physical
Production monitoring, cow and youngstock nutrition and health advice, pasture and crop agronomy. Advanced farm systems modelling allows analysis of farming innovation and impacts on physical and financial systems. Farm mapping and GIS, GPS located soil testing and development of Farm Nutrient Plans
Financial
Cashflow budgeting, business planning and finance application preparation. Transform accountant’s tax minimization accounts into profit maximization managerial accounts. End of season comparative analysis to previous seasons and region averages.
RISK
Advanced quantitative risk analysis using stochastic budgeting techniques. State-of-the-art sensitivity analysis allows identification and quantification of risks affecting farming business beyond traditional +/- 10% varying of input and output pricing that ignore correlations (e.g. poor season/high hay price) and can miss best and worst case scenarios.
technology
Assist clients in adoption and effective utilization of ag tech innovations to improve bottom line. Progressive data analysis techniques used to generate insight into mountains of data currently collected and underutilized on farm.
About
Hugh Crockford is an experienced, highly trained consultant delivering professional, independent and
evidence based advice. He has spent 8 years as a Dairy Veterinarian practicing in Gippsland and the Southwest, interspersed with a stint working in the heart of California’s dairy region and postgraduate
education in agricultural economics, finance & analytics at an internationally renowned US agricultural school. The latest research and technology is utilised to deliver innovative, tailored advice with the goal of maximizing farm profitability. Experience with a wide variety of herd management and farm cashbook
software and a unique skillset allows extraction and analysis of collected data to generate clear,
meaningful reports to assist clients in making better business decisions. Farm visits can be on a one-off or ongoing basis, scheduled quarterly or monthly to capture maximum
benefit across the production year.
- profitable
All advice driven by the bottom line
- Independent
Employed solely by the client, no sales targets, commissions or hidden agendas
- Innovative
Latest tools, techniques, and peer reviewed research utilised
- confidential
Client relationship built around trust, privacy and confidentiality