Neil Darwent

Farm Business Consultant

Expertise

  • • Whole farm business management
  • • Nutrient management planning (FACTS qualified)
  • • Grassland management
  • Environmental schemes
  • • Management plans for SFI
  • • Marketing and adding value
  • • Nuffield Farming Scholar

I use my experience in managing a diverse range of farms, with dairy, beef, sheep and arable enterprises, to help others develop progressive and profitable farm businesses in an ever-changing world. 

I joined Promar in December 2022 following 30 years in farm management. I have wide experience with both high-yielding herds and grass-based dairy systems. I have a keen interest in regenerative farming practices on livestock farms and in particular the role of herbal leys. 

I am helping farmers to use new farm payments to develop sustainable farming systems.  

I successfully developed my own milk brand and successfully marketed ‘free range’ for 10 years to return farmers a premium for their milk and I am a former chairman of the British Cattle Breeders Club. 

In my own time I enjoy swimming and running and exploring the great British countryside.