Crop Inputs Team Members

Since joining the Crop Inputs Team in July 2024 I’ve worked between seed and crop protection. I have a broad view of the industry and am looking forward to gaining more in-depth knowledge. I’ve completed my foundation BASIS and will soon to start my full BASIS qualification.

I joined AF in March 2024 to head up a new rural business service offering to our Members.  I graduated from the Royal Agricultural University in 2022 with a first-class BSc (Hons) Agricultural Business and have since completed a Masters degree in Rural Estate and Land Management.  Having previously worked as a rural surveyor and agriculture consultant, my experience includes valuation work, stewardship schemes to farm dispersal sales and livestock markets. I’ve also taken placement opportunities in field trials and agronomy.

Now I help our Members with grant advice and applications as well as natural capital services. I’m especially passionate about environmental land management schemes and putting together plans for schemes on farm and helping farmers make up the loss from BPS.

No two farming businesses are the same and my favourite part of working in Crop Inputs is learning about Members different ventures.  Understanding what makes you and your farming business tick and how AF can play a role in that is exciting and rewarding.

I joined AF in November 2021, a challenging time for farmers, having graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Animal Science & Welfare. To my surprise, I’ve used my degree far more than I expected!

I’m passionate about learning and passed my foundation BASIS award in April 2023. I plant to obtain a qualification in the Safe Use of Rodenticides and Pest Control, an area that I’ve become particularly interested in since joining the AF Crop Inputs team.

I joined AF over 4 years ago, coming from completing a BSc (Hons) in Equitation and Coaching in 2018. I have gained my Foundation BASIS in Agronomy and Seed Sellers BASIS, which has helped with understanding our Members’ requirements. Living on the family’s arable farm, I understand the pressures and constraints that growers are under and being a point of contact to help our Members gives me great pleasure.

Having joined AF in 2020, my first 3 years were spent working as the technical conduit between fertiliser, seed and crop protection, where I worked with suppliers on new products coming into the market and focussed on advising Members on the most practical and sustainable crop inputs.

I am BASIS and FACTS qualified and love to help Members delve into more detail when analysing the different product options available. I have recently moved to specialise solely in crop protection as Procurement Manager. I enjoy working with suppliers on a commercial level and ensuring that we can deliver to our Members on price, availability and delivery.

I joined the Crop Production team in September 2018, with this being my first full time job since leaving college, where I was studying for my A levels. During my time at AF, I have obtained my foundation BASIS, safe use of rodenticides and gained a wealth of knowledge in the crop protection sector. I am from a local farming family and have a keen interest in agriculture.

I hold a Basis certificate in Crop Protection and come from a background made up of both agronomic and practical experiences. I have been the Service Engineer fixing your tractor, the Driver drilling well into the night and the Development Agronomist walking your crops and trialling newly discovered chemistry options. I live and breathe Agriculture and couldn’t think of another industry I would rather be a part of.