Stuart Roberts farms 120 hectares in Hertfordshire in partnership with his wife, Emma. A third generation arable and livestock farmer at Hammonds End Farm, Harpenden. Stuart has also worked for Defra and the Food Standards Agency and held senior management roles within the meat supply chain.  Stuart served as National Farmers Union Deputy and Vice…

Ben Harman is a fourth generation farmer on a 247 ha mixed farm in the Chiltern Hills in Buckinghamshire. He currently owns the oldest herd of British Charolais in the UK ,which was started by his grandfather and progressed by his father. He also has a beef brand ‘ChagyuTM’, a blend of Charolais and Wagyu…

Donald has spent a lifetime working with livestock. He’s a fourth generation farmer and for the past 30 years has farmed in partnership with his wife. They run a herd of Salers and Salers x cows using an Aberdeen Angus bull with all progeny sold as 12-month old stores to local Dovecote finishers. Donald was…

Charlotte has a degree in agriculture from Wye College and has worked in the farming industry for 27 years in a range of technical, project management, sale, marketing and administrative roles for organisations including Kingshay Farming Trust, NFU Mutual, Country Land & Business Association and Milk Development Council (now AHDB).  For nearly four years she…

Tim grew up on a Hampshire dairy farm. After attending Sparsholt College he milked cows for a year in Minnesota while doing a university course there as part of an exchange programme. He worked on stations, ranches, fruit and arable units across Australia before returning to the family farm, the bulk of which was sold…

Abi Reader is a third generation dairy farmer managing a 220-hectare mixed farm and herd of 200 Holstein Friesian and Dairy Shorthorns in Glamorganshire, South Wales. She has ambitions for the unit, including reducing carbon footprint through teamwork, improving management, improving antibiotic stewardship and using technology and various trials. Abi is always looking for ways…

Tim specialises in livestock consultancy expert witness work as well as his role as Executive Director of CHECS. In addition, he is treasurer of the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance, Policy Director of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers and sits on a number of government scientific steering committees and industry groups…

Keith has been a cattle vet practising in the central south and south-west of England since he qualified from the Bristol University Veterinary School in 1990. During this time, in addition to his clinical work involving all aspects of routine and emergency bovine medicine, surgery and health planning, he has studied for and gained diplomat…

Bridget has been in farm practice in East Cheshire for over 30 years and has particular interests in health planning, small group training and control of infectious diseases. She has been the Senior Official Veterinary Surgeon for the XL Farmcare North Delivery Partnership since 2015 and is a member of the Board of the Moredun…

Gareth is a farm animal vet in south west Scotland since graduating in 1998. He completed a Diploma in Bovine Reproduction in 2006 and has a special interest in cattle fertility and reproduction. Gareth works with a number of pedigree breed societies as part of their pre-sale inspection process and advising them on cattle health…