Can you really fix our terrible internet?

Usually yes. Starlink has transformed rural connectivity - we've seen farms go from unusable ADSL to 150+ Mbps. 4G/5G bonding and directional antennas provide alternatives where satellite isn't ideal. We assess your situation honestly and recommend the best solution - sometimes it's simpler and cheaper than you'd expect.

Do you understand agricultural software?

Yes - we support Farmplan, Gatekeeper, Muddy Boots, and similar systems. We ensure they integrate properly with your accounting software and Microsoft 365. We understand the seasonal deadlines around RPA submissions and how critical these systems are at claim time.

What about buildings without power or connectivity?

We can design solutions for remote buildings using solar-powered PoE, wireless point-to-point links, and battery backup where needed. We've connected grain stores, livestock buildings, and yard offices that were previously completely offline.

How quickly can you respond to issues?

90% of issues are resolved remotely and instantly via our secure support tools. For the rare occasions requiring a site visit, we're based in Ludlow and know the rural roads - no getting lost down a single-track lane for an hour.

Do you work with estate offices?

Yes - we support several rural estates with their office IT, tenant communication systems, holiday let booking platforms, and compliance requirements. We understand the mix of commercial, residential, and agricultural technology that estates manage.

IT Support for Agriculture & Rural Estates

Modern farming runs on technology - from precision agriculture and GPS-guided machinery to compliance reporting, livestock traceability, and grain trading platforms. But rural connectivity makes IT genuinely challenging in ways that city-based IT companies don't understand. Fresh Tech is based in Ludlow, surrounded by farms. We specialise in making technology work reliably for agricultural businesses where 'the internet doesn't reach' is a daily reality, not an excuse.

Designed for businesses with 5+ staff who value technology as a business enabler.

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The IT Challenges You Face

We understand the specific technology pressures in your sector

Rural Connectivity

Standard broadband often doesn't reach - or delivers 2 Mbps on a good day. FTTP rollout is painfully slow in rural areas, and your BT line runs through 3 miles of 1970s copper before it reaches the exchange. You need solutions that work in the middle of a field, not just promises that 'fibre is coming soon'. Without reliable connectivity, cloud-based farm management, RPA submissions, and even basic email become unreliable.

Dispersed Sites

The farm office might be in a listed farmhouse. The grain store is 400 metres away. The livestock buildings are across the road. The yard office has no network point. Your technology is spread across a large area with multiple buildings - none of which were designed with IT cabling in mind - and running Cat6 between them isn't always practical or affordable.

Compliance & Traceability

BCMS (British Cattle Movement Service), RPA claims, Red Tractor audits, cross-compliance inspections - all require reliable systems and accurate digital records. When your farm management software crashes during an RPA submission deadline, or your cattle movement records won't sync, the consequences aren't just IT problems - they're financial penalties and audit failures.

Seasonal Pressure

Harvest doesn't wait for IT support. Lambing season doesn't pause because the internet is down. When you need your systems working, you need them working now - not 'we'll log a ticket and get back to you within 4 hours'. Agricultural businesses operate on nature's timetable, and your IT support needs to understand that urgency.

How Fresh Tech Helps

Practical solutions designed for your industry

Starlink & 4G/5G Solutions

We've deployed Starlink satellite broadband, 4G bonding, and 5G fixed wireless across farms in Shropshire, Herefordshire, Powys, and Worcestershire. We assess your location, test signal strength, and recommend the right solution - sometimes it's Starlink, sometimes it's a directional 4G antenna aimed at a mast 8 miles away, sometimes it's a combination. We've solved connectivity problems that BT said were impossible.

Farm Management Software

Support for Farmplan, Gatekeeper, Muddy Boots, and similar systems - installation, integration with your accounting software, and troubleshooting when the cattle module won't sync or the cropping records throw an error. We also integrate these with Microsoft 365 so your farm secretary can access everything from home on submission deadline day.

Rugged & Rural Solutions

Hardware and networks designed for agricultural environments - dust, moisture, temperature variations, and buildings without mains power. We deploy outdoor-rated [UniFi access points](/services/hardware-procurement#unifi-range) to extend WiFi to yard offices and livestock buildings, point-to-point wireless links between buildings, and ruggedised tablets for field use.

Remote Support First

90% of issues are resolved remotely within minutes - we don't need to drive to your farm for every printer jam or password reset. When we do need to visit, we're based in Ludlow and know the rural roads. We won't turn up an hour late because our sat-nav sent us down a single-track lane with no turning point.

We understand agricultural businesses

The office might be in a listed farmhouse with walls two feet thick. The broadband might come via a phone line that runs through three fields before it reaches the road. The farm secretary works from home two days a week. And you still need to file RPA claims by the deadline, run Sage for your accounts, communicate with buyers and agronomists, and keep livestock movement records up to date.

We've helped farms and estates across the region transform their connectivity and reliability. From Starlink installations on grain dryers to point-to-point wireless links between farmhouses and yard offices, we make rural IT work - properly.

Connectivity solutions that actually work in the countryside

We won't promise you fibre broadband if there's no fibre within 5 miles. Instead, we'll assess what's actually available at your location and recommend a solution that delivers. Starlink has genuinely transformed rural connectivity - we've seen farms go from 2 Mbps ADSL to 150+ Mbps download. But it's not always the right answer. Sometimes a well-aimed 4G antenna delivers better latency for VoIP and video calls. Sometimes you need both for redundancy. We'll be honest about what works and what doesn't.

Estate management and multi-building coverage

Rural estates and larger farms often have technology spread across multiple buildings - the main farmhouse office, a converted barn used as a meeting room, a yard office, livestock buildings with monitoring equipment. We design wireless networks using Ubiquiti UniFi outdoor access points and point-to-point links that provide reliable coverage across the entire holding, managed from a single dashboard.

We're local - properly local

We're based in Ludlow. We know the A49, the B4361, and the back road through Wigmore. When a farm in the Teme Valley has an emergency, we're not navigating from Birmingham - we're 20 minutes away. And because most issues resolve remotely, we're usually fixing things within minutes regardless of which lane you're down.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions from businesses in your sector

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