Yagro

[Beefsmith]

Anybody using this platform? It looks very user friendly and the people behind it seem well on the ball from the chat I’ve had with them.

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[Banana Bar]

User friendly but uncompetitive in my experience.

 

[Rob Holmes]

Used them a few times, sometimes competitive but 8 times out of 10 can get stuff cheaper though regular supplier (who are also on Yagro)
Pity as if they were consistently kore competitive then would use them more regularly

 

[HAM135]

Used them past couple of yrs for fuel,easy to use and saves having to phone round,have found them to be competitive until my last fill,think our other suppliers are having to try a bit harder at the moment.

 

[Hampton]

Asked them to get quotes for me on urea once, and my rep for one merchant rang up and said “I hear you are after some urea?”
Didn’t bother with them after that

 

[B'o'B]

It all depends on which supply companies are on it in your area. There is only on Chem company on it in my area, but 95% of the time they are very competitive.
Fuel work‘s pretty well, if you have a couple of tame reps you may under just cut it using the personal touch, there is normally quite a big difference between highest and lowest quotes on Yagro.
All in all I’ve found it a useful tool over the last few years.

 

[ajd132]

Hopefully Yagro and other platforms will be able to really come to the fore over the next few years. The way we buy inputs is so inefficient. Distributor, buying group etc. A chain of phone calls. So many people in the chain all taking money.
I’ve said it before but I do believe a huge amount of jobs in the input supply chain could be gone pretty quickly with the right tech. After all, the lot of money in agriculture is getting smaller.

 

[farenheit]

Hopefully Yagro and other platforms will be able to really come to the fore over the next few years. The way we buy inputs is so inefficient. Distributor, buying group etc. A chain of phone calls. So many people in the chain all taking money.
I’ve said it before but I do believe a huge amount of jobs in the input supply chain could be gone pretty quickly with the right tech. After all, the lot of money in agriculture is getting smaller.

To be fair Yagro is adding another layer... They then go to the same distributors you go to and ask for a price...if you are interested in reducing the amount of bottom feeders in ag, adding Yagro is probably not going to help. Do the leg work yourself.

 

[ajd132]

To be fair Yagro is adding another layer... They then go to the same distributors you go to and ask for a price...if you are interested in reducing the amount of bottom feeders in ag, adding Yagro is probably not going to help. Do the leg work yourself.

We need to be going straight to manufacturers

 

[Banana Bar]

We need to be going straight to manufacturers

So easy to target suppliers directly. Email requirements to however many you want ( use BCC ) and order each component from whichever supplier is the cheapest.
I don’t do this by the way. I still use Fram Farmers. I’ve tried Yagro a few times and have never received a quote I couldn’t beat. I did buy a few bits of agchem in their early days to support them but don’t any longer.

BB

 

[warksfarmer]

Yes they are marketing hard at the minute. It does look quite good to be honest.

 

[Steevo]

Latest news today - they have joined "the Frontier group of companies."

They suggest there will be no sharing of farm data with Frontier. Frontier must have bought/invested in it for a reason though, and so it must offer them some value in return.

Trouble is imo this has jeapordised their independence and the trust farmers place in them, which is surely a large part of the reason they exist. Not an easy one.



"In 2015 we set out to build a company that would change the way data and information was used in farming; that would genuinely add value to a farmer’s business; and that would help the next generation of farmers apply their skills and manage their farms with full confidence.
Six years later, and with your help, the YAGRO team has achieved amazing progress: delivering genuine value across a large section of the UK. We have succeeded by focusing hard on what farmers really want from their business data, and putting together cutting-edge data technology that would meet those needs, in readily accessible way.
And this is only the start. As an industry, we are only just opening our eyes to the possibilities from genuinely good and usable data. While we do this, the wider environment is throwing everything at us – from climate change; to subsidy upheaval; trade and labour squeezes; rocketing input prices, and much more. Who would take this on?
At YAGRO we are only emboldened by the challenge. We sit today at the tip of the iceberg. We know how much more you have asked to be done, built, innovated, invented – to give you that intuitive, powerful data capability, to confidently make the best decisions for your farm.
Today we are excited to share that we are supercharging our ability to deliver that vision, by joining the Frontier group of companies.
The change will be that, excitingly, we will have the resources and reach to supercharge our current rate of innovation. More tools to you the customer, more automation, more integration, faster. So we can get ever more powerful and intuitive business data in your hands.
In practice, today’s announcement will have little immediate impact. We will continue operating as a standalone independent business. You’ll be dealing with the same YAGRO team. You’ll be dealing with the same YAGRO Partner advisors. We’ll retain our own offices, our own culture, our own specialisms. And of course, there will be absolutely no sharing of any farm data with any other Frontier companies – none whatsoever.
It is an exciting new chapter for YAGRO, and our mission remains more valid now than ever. Our team and their unique skills are here for you, for the UK farming industry. We are hungrier than ever to listen, learn, and build with you. To make sure agritech doesn’t remain a novelty on the side – but to powerfully respond to your needs and wishes, and be your trusted data partner in this rapidly changing world."

 

[B'o'B]

Latest news today - they have joined "the Frontier group of companies."

They suggest there will be no sharing of farm data with Frontier. Frontier must have bought/invested in it for a reason though, and so it must offer them some value in return.

Trouble is imo this has jeapordised their independence and the trust farmers place in them, which is surely a large part of the reason they exist. Not an easy one.



"In 2015 we set out to build a company that would change the way data and information was used in farming; that would genuinely add value to a farmer’s business; and that would help the next generation of farmers apply their skills and manage their farms with full confidence.
Six years later, and with your help, the YAGRO team has achieved amazing progress: delivering genuine value across a large section of the UK. We have succeeded by focusing hard on what farmers really want from their business data, and putting together cutting-edge data technology that would meet those needs, in readily accessible way.
And this is only the start. As an industry, we are only just opening our eyes to the possibilities from genuinely good and usable data. While we do this, the wider environment is throwing everything at us – from climate change; to subsidy upheaval; trade and labour squeezes; rocketing input prices, and much more. Who would take this on?
At YAGRO we are only emboldened by the challenge. We sit today at the tip of the iceberg. We know how much more you have asked to be done, built, innovated, invented – to give you that intuitive, powerful data capability, to confidently make the best decisions for your farm.
Today we are excited to share that we are supercharging our ability to deliver that vision, by joining the Frontier group of companies.
The change will be that, excitingly, we will have the resources and reach to supercharge our current rate of innovation. More tools to you the customer, more automation, more integration, faster. So we can get ever more powerful and intuitive business data in your hands.
In practice, today’s announcement will have little immediate impact. We will continue operating as a standalone independent business. You’ll be dealing with the same YAGRO team. You’ll be dealing with the same YAGRO Partner advisors. We’ll retain our own offices, our own culture, our own specialisms. And of course, there will be absolutely no sharing of any farm data with any other Frontier companies – none whatsoever.
It is an exciting new chapter for YAGRO, and our mission remains more valid now than ever. Our team and their unique skills are here for you, for the UK farming industry. We are hungrier than ever to listen, learn, and build with you. To make sure agritech doesn’t remain a novelty on the side – but to powerfully respond to your needs and wishes, and be your trusted data partner in this rapidly changing world."

Yes I just read this and started a new thread. I can't see how it will really work anymore, surely you may as well just ring Frontier direct now? I found it very useful over the years, but I won't be seeing it in quite the same light now and definitely glad I didn't get involved with their price check and analytics.

 

[GrainGrower]

We'll all be working on a tiny margin for Frontier in the future. I thought it was a dodgy move when they bought Soyl years ago, they know what you grew last year, what your growing this year and what your expected yields are. Now they're TRYING to get all the financial performance data on your business. It would be easy to argue Frontier is a weakness to UK agriculture, not a strength. Of course this is after they've lent you a load of money through Oxbury, yes they own 50% of that as well - Terrifying.