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Alistair Mackintosh elected chairman of nfu livestock board Alistair Mackintosh has been elected chairman of the NFU's national livestock board. Mr Mackintosh, who farms sheep and beef cattle at Ravengla... Farming innovator is new NFU Holland County Chairman NFU's Holland (Lincs) county chairman for the next two years is Bourne farmer, Tony Reynolds. Tony, who farms with his son-in-law Clive Patrick, a... New Directors Bring Wealth of Experience to Oxford Farming Conference Three new directors have been appointed to the board of the Oxford Farming Conference Council, bringing the fresh thinking and fresh contacts that are... Board Strengthened By New Appointments The New Forest Agricultural Show Society, at their AGM last week, elected two new members to serve on the Board. Kirsty Slocombe and Peter Bailey were... Rural body gets new media adviser The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has hired the former media manager for the Museums Libraries and Archives Council to head up its PR in... New appointment strengthens modulift tean=m Poole based Modulift Design & Consulting, manufacturers of Modulift, theunique modular spreader system, recently appointed Ann-Marie Negre toprovide m... Agrovista Fruit Team Expands Agrovista UK Ltd, the Crop protection, agronomy and consultancy company has expanded by employing the services of fruit consultant Leon Jahae, to add ... Charles bourns re-elected poultry board chairman Charles Bourns has been re-elected chairman of the NFU's national poultry board. Mr Bourns, a Gloucestershire poultry farmer and well known ind... The CLA appoints New Director of Communications The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has appointed Oliver Wilson as Director of Communications. Oliver - who has worked for The British ... New NFUS Chairman to take Ayrshire Farming Forward NFU Scotland's Ayrshire Regional Board held its 2008 AGM on Wednesday 16 January at the Western Hotel in Ayr. Chairman Jimmy Young of East Mone... Access Specialists' Expansion Specialist countryside access consultancy ET Landnet has appointed Janine Averis as Regional Manager covering Central and South West England and West ... Charles Lawrence steps up as President at Newark The Newark & Nottinghamshire Agricultural Society (N&NAS) appointed Mr Charles Lawrence as its President for 2008 at the society's annual meeting ... New Chairman for AMTRA The Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority (AMTRA) has announced the election of Bob Stevenson as its new Chairman, following the retirement o... The Crown Estate appoints David Fursdon as a new Board Member‏ The Crown Estate has announced the appointment of David Fursdon, immediate past President of the Country Land and Business Association, as a new non-e... Countrywide Wyevale partnership announced Countrywide and Wyevale have today announced a trading partnership which will see Countrywide opening stand-alone concessions in two Wyevale garden ce... Buying team strengthens at Countrywide Countrywide has announced the appointment today to its retail team of Dave Maryon as its new Seasonal Buyer. Responsible for the buying categories ... Valtra appoint new dealer for East Midlands Based in Stanton under Bardon between Coalville and the M1, Cooks (Midlands) Ltd have recently been appointed Valtra dealers for the East Midlands. ... Caroline replaces Dennis at RECO Dennis Martins, a well known personality in agriculture machinery sales in the Midlands and Eastern England, is leaving the industry after 30 years wi... Countrywide expands Trade Sales Specialists Countrywide, the leading UK business in the supply of products to the rural community has announced the appointment of two new Trade Sales Specialists... SKT new Big Dutchman distribution partner Vechta-Calveslage/Tampere (Finland) – Big Dutchman, the worldwide market leader for housing equipment for modern pig management, welcomes a new partne... Fresh face leads the way A new member of staff has joined the East of England Agricultural Society. Bringing a wealth of knowledge and unreserved energy with her, Kerry Buttri... MDC's head of farm management is elected new chairman of IDF environment committee Brian Lindsay, MDC's head of farm management, has been elected chairman of the International Dairy Federation's (IDF's) Standing Committee... Countrywide appoints Rural Affairs Advisor Countrywide this week announced the creation of a new post with the appointment of Jo Croxton as its Rural Affairs Advisor for the Countywide Group. ... Jari Rautjärvi Appointed Vice President, Managing Director of Valtra EAME Jari Rautjärvi has been appointed Vice President, Managing Director of Valtra for AGCO EAME, effective immediately. Located at Valtra's tractor m... Coutts and Co appoints regional Chairman for Staffordshire Coutts & Co has announced the appointment of Karen Mercer as regional chairman for Staffordshire. In her role as regional chair, Karen will help Coutt... Kim-marie Haywood to take top position in NBA Kim-Marie Haywood is to take over from National Beef Association chief executive. Robert Forster, when he retires from his post on July 27th. This ... Hamish Brown Joins Valtra Hamish Brown has been appointed Valtra Product Support Specialist for the North Region of the UK, an area extending north from Lancashire and Northumb... New Business Development Manager for Grainseed Ltd Grainseed Ltd., the oilseed rape and maize seed specialists and UK agent for Pau Semences, has announced the appointment of Andrew Hodgskiss as new Bu... NWF Group appoints new Chief Executive NWF Group plc ("NWF"), the diversified sales and distribution group, announces that as of the 1 October 2007, Richard Whiting, 43, will join the Board... NFU welcomes EU council’s conclusions on cross compliance The NFU today gave a cautious welcome to the conclusions adopted by EU Farm ministers at Monday's meeting of the Agriculture Council. The conclusi... Fengrain appoint new director with bakery and fresh produce expertise Paul Wilkinson, former executive chairman of RHM Foods, has been appointed a non-executive director of Fengrain, the leading specialist grain cooperat... NFU Sugar calls on growers to work together The pressure to drive down sugar beet production costs and capture efficiencies post sugar reform is the focus of a new industry project. To boost ... RFS seeks first education officer The Royal Forestry Society (RFS) is looking to appoint its first-ever dedicated Education Officer to develop formal and informal educational opportuni... Countrywide announces new Head of Retail Countrywide, the UK's leading farming and rural supplies business, has announced the appointment of Garry Wharmby as its new Head of Retail. Garr... Interfarm strengthens team with the appointment of a new Business Manager Barrie Hunt has been appointed Business Manager for Interfarm UK Ltd., the agricultural supply company selling an expanding range of products to distr... Katie heads south KATIE Brian will be aiming to spread new ideas and techniques in the beef and sheep industry as she takes up her post as Regional Project Co-ordinator... Appointment strengthens Framlingham Farmers’ grain marketing team Framlingham Farmers, one of the UK's leading farmer-owned purchasing and marketing businesses, has appointed Bob Bingley as Assistant Trading Mana... David Taylor of Countrywide appointment as AHDA Chair David Taylor, Animal Health Product Manager for Countrywide has been appointed as Chairman of the Animal Health Distributors Association (AHDA) follow... NFU North West gets new leader Cumbrian farmer and former NFU Cumbria County Chairman, Alistair Mackintosh, has been elected as the organisation's North West Regional Management... New Faces at the Yorkshire Agricultural Society Picture: Left to right: Deborah Goodall, Marketing Manager & Sarah Ferguson Facilities Manager with the Great Yorkshire Showground in the background ... HSBC appoints new agriculture manager for Mid-Wales HSBC Agriculture, the dedicated farming division of HSBC Bank plc, has appointed Sue Jones as agricultural banking manager responsible for the bank... New Wool Board member for English South Western region Following the retirement of David Darke, the result of the recent Board Member Election in the English South Western Region, is that Brian Dallyn, who... New faces at BPEX TWO new faces have joined the ranks of the British Pig Executive (BPEX) with the aim of helping producers help themselves. Both have joined the Knowle... Royal Agricultural Society of England appoints livestock man as executive show director Peter Stovold, 53, a trustee of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) and a Surrey farmer with interests in beef, sheep, cereals, horses an... Sir Harry Studholme appointed Forestry Commissioner for England Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of Sir Harry Studholme as a non-executive Forestry Commissioner for England. Harry Studholme is ... Appointment of new members to the Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) Ministers have appointed four new members to the Farm Animal Welfare Council with effect from 1 January 2007. The new members are: Dr Michael Ap... Law Fertilisers Strengthens its Team Philip Brown has been appointed Sales Manager for Law Fertilisers, the independent company supplying fertilisers and crop protection to both conventio... Ledingham Chalmers strengthens rural team with new appointment LEADING north-east law firm Ledingham Chalmers has added agricultural and rural affairs lawyer Clive Phillips to its team, it was announced yesterday.... New member for BPEX board A new member has joined the board of the British Pig Executive (BPEX), representing the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) Richard Martin is a... David heads North DAVID Grailey, Chief Executive of the Meat Training Council (MTC) for the past 7½ years, is leaving to take up a post in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. In th...