Agrecalc Productivity and carbon gains

The next chapter in its evolution

SCOTT DAVIES, CEO AGRECALC

Firstly, let me introduce myself - my name is Scott Davies, and I am the new CEO for Agrecalc. You may have heard that our business is changing, and it is! We’re now an independent business, though SAC Consulting and SRUC remain key stakeholders, so let me explain a bit more about where we’ve come from and where we are going, and rest assured, Agrecalc will continue to deliver for its customers.

Agrecalc is still a leading resources efficiency calculation tool for assessing your carbon footprint which tracks the main sources of GhG (Greenhouse Gas) emissions and maximises your efficiencies towards a healthier, sustainable and more profitable operation, but it is now also at the core of an independent, productivity and emissions reduction business.

Agrecalc was developed within SRUC and used by SAC Consulting to help farmers, and the wider food production chain, to identify emissions produced by land, crops, livestock, soil, energy and waste. This makes it a valuable tool for any farm or food processing business.

We’re processing a registered farm base of over five-figures this year, with more than 20,000 carbon reports over the years since we launched. This made it clear that Agrecalc, as a calculation engine, had the potential to grow as an independent operation. It will continue to support its users, build on the current calculator’s successes, and work with partners to expand its capabilities. Therefore the formation of Agrecalc as a standalone business was created.

From my own point of view, I’m joining the already cracking team of specialists behind Agrecalc, bringing my own expertise to the business in commercialisation, business growth and software evolution, making sure we continue to offer a tool that keeps our partners ahead of the game when it comes to emissions and general efficiency monitoring and benchmarking.

With more than 25 years of working in software-based organisations, focusing on the improvement and delivery of likeminded platforms, the opportunity to join the Agrecalc family was hugely appealing. Not only is Agrecalc already viewed as a best-in-class tool, but to be part of something that is intrinsic to the improvement of our environment, whilst also delivering data metrics that increase business performance and profitability, was too good an opportunity to pass. I’m very proud to be part of its new story.

What does all this mean for our customers and partners?

As an independent business our aim is to invest in the Agrecalc precision software to keep the system relevant, up to date and a leader in the marketplace.

Our first task is the re-launch of the current successful system, making it easier to use, providing more data points for better, more precise results, and making the reporting output richer.

In addition, the new structure will make it easier to expand its capabilities, offering a roadmap of new features and important modules to cover specific areas. Additionally, we will be introducing new APIs, making the submission of data and bespoke reporting easier for larger or more complex organisations.

Already we see thousands of farms benefiting from using the tool and improving their business. We have broadened our long standing services to the large processing organisation Moy Park as part of their aim to reduce scope 3 emissions, they are now able to use real data across all of their metrics to benchmark and visualise data. This results in visibility of their real-time carbon footprint to enable crucial business decisions.

Whether you are looking to lower emissions, improve your business efficiency or benchmark your enterprise, we hope Agrecalc will be the tool of choice. Agrecalc will remain evidence based and indepedent - as both SRUC and SAC Consulting are. We will always safeguard the data you provide us – this is our promise to you.

Get in touch

scott.davies@agrecalc.com