Websites for agricultural contractors
Web design for agricultural contractors: £249.99 to build, then £49.99 a month, no minimum term. Farmers book on kit, capacity and whether you turn up in the weather window.
Contracting work is decided by whether you can get on the field when the weather allows. A farmer choosing between contractors is assessing capacity and reliability, not marketing.
They want to know what machinery you run, how much you can cover in a day, and whether you will still be available when everybody needs you at once.
What your customers want answered
- What operations do you carry out
- What machinery do you run, and what widths and capacities
- What areas do you cover
- How do you price — per acre, per hour, or per job
- Are you taking on new customers for the coming season
List the machinery with specificationsMake, size, width and capacity for each operation. A farmer can calculate from that how long their acreage will take, which is the actual question. It is also the detail a general description of services never provides.
No seasonal booking information
Work is committed months ahead and capacity fills. Saying when you take bookings for each operation, and being honest about availability, gets you into the planning rather than being rung when somebody else has let them down.
Services by season
Farmers search for specific work: hedge cutting, silage, baling, ploughing, drilling, spraying or muck spreading. List each service, the kit you run and the season it falls in.
Show your area and how far you travel.
Kit, certificates and booking
Show your machinery, relevant certificates such as spraying qualifications, insurance and how to book for busy seasons.
Reliability when it matters
Farmers choose a contractor they can rely on when weather windows are short. Explain how you schedule work in busy periods, how you communicate when rain or breakdowns change plans, and how you balance regular customers with new ones.
Mention the size of farms and fields you suit, whether you supply operators with machinery, and whether you offer whole-farm contract farming. Explain how pricing works, by acre, by hour or by bale, and how you invoice. Clear terms help long-term relationships, which is where most contracting work comes from.
Common questions
- What should an agricultural contractor's website include?
- Services by season, machinery, area covered, certificates, insurance and how to book.
- Should I show my machinery?
- Yes. Farmers want to know what kit is coming.
- Should I list certificates?
- Yes, for work such as spraying.
Other sectors we build for
Tell me about your business.
One message is enough to start. I’ll read it and reply myself, usually with a couple of questions and a clear price.
Liam Tapp, Website Builds