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New shadow minister for Defra under Starmer
Luke Pollard, the Labour Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, retains his role as shadow Defra secretary under Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership of the Labour party. Sir Keir has reshuffled the shadow team following his succeeding Jeremy Corbyn as party...
New business development team for Elsoms
Independent UK plant breeder Elsoms Seeds has created a new business development team to support its future growth plans, staffed by three internal appointments. The team is to be led by Adrian Hayler as head of business development. He has been responsible for the...
New look for NFU crops board…
Hampshire farmer Matt Culley (left) has been elected chairman of the NFU’s national crops board for the next two-year term. He succeeds Essex grower Tom Bradshaw, who moved up to the national vice-president role after the NFU annual conference in February....
Farm charities collaborate over COVID-9 threat
In the UK, a group of farming charities are working together to offer help to individuals and businesses affected by Covid-19. The Addington Fund, Farming Community Network (FCN), Forage Aid, Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (R.A.B.I) and RSABI, supported by...
Paul Rooke moves on from AIC
Head of external policy at the Agricultural Industries Confederation, Paul Rooke, has left the trade association after nearly 30 years’ service. He has taken up a new role as executive director of the British Coffee Association, which is based in Oxford. Mr Rooke...
Fruit and horticulture specialist for Yara
Crop nutrition business Yara UK has appointed Giz Gaskin as its new fruit & horticulture specialist manager. He will be based in Kent, but work with Yara area managers across the UK, as well as with fruit growers throughout the country. In his new post, he will seek...
