Lancashire vet becomes new BVA President
Mr Carl Padgett has been elected President of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) for 2011/2012. The ceremony took place during the Annual General Meeting of the BVA at the close of its Annual Congress, held in London. Graduating from Glasgow University in 1989 and having spent most of his career as a large animal practitioner, […]
Certis appoints new UK Regulatory Affairs Officer
Crop protection firm Certis has appointed Dr Edward Smith to the position of UK Regulatory Affairs Officer. Edward joins the firm with significant experience in the sector having worked within the CEFAS (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science) division of DEFRA as a regulatory scientist for the competent authority for offshore chemicals. Within this […]
CLA welcomes new Defra Minister
CLA President William Worsley today (Friday, 16 September 2011) welcomed the appointment of Lord Taylor of Holbeach as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Defra. Lord Taylor has taken over the portfolio of Lord Henley who has been moved to the Home Office as Minister of State. Mr Worsley said: Lord Taylor proved himself […]
Brian Robinson Machinery Ltd appoint General Manager
VALTRA dealer Brian Robinson Machinery Ltd of East Cowton, North Yorkshire has appointed Sandy Ellis to the position of General Manager responsible for the day to day running of this land-based machinery dealership. Formed thirty years ago by Brian Robinson as a one man operation, this successful expanding company now directly employs 20 full […]
Goodyear Dunlop names Neil Ford as Farm Tyre Specialist
Goodyear Dunlop has announced the appointment of Neil Ford as Farm Tyre Specialist. Neil will be based at the UK headquarters, Tyrefort in Birmingham, and will be responsible for the East Midlands and Lincolnshire region. His role will be supporting customers from dealerships through to the end user in the field. Neils technical and practical […]
ADAS appoints industry expert, Barry Mulholland, as Head of Horticulture and expands capability
Barry Mulholland has joined the ADAS Soils, Crops and Water Team, as Head of Horticulture. With strong expertise in agricultural water use, climate change and environmental manipulation of product quality, Barry will look to improve profitability and develop better resource use efficiency for all ADASs horticultural clients. Barry joins ADAS from the James Hutton […]
Further Somerset expansion for rural insurer
Expanding its business in Somerset will remain a key focus for rural insurance firm Cornish Mutual with the appointment of a new Inspector – the third in 18 months for the county. Stuart Hornigold (pictured) has joined the companys locally-based specialist team to cover the north and east of the county, from Weston-Super-Mare to Bath […]
NIG appoints new Head of Agricultural Business
Commercial Insurer NIG has appointed Andy Brock as its new Head of Agricultural Business. Agricultural business accounts for a large percentage of NIGs GWP and Andys key responsibilities will be to maximise the distribution channels for NIGs agricultural business which include FarmWeb, broker relationships and the Royal Bank of Scotland specialist agricultural business division. Driving […]
Top Chinese talent joins JSR
One of Chinas brightest young graduates has joined a leading UK pig genetics company and will play a key role in their plans for sales growth in China and Asia. Yolanda Hou, who started work at JSR Genetics earlier this year, joins as part of the UK China Graduate Work Experience Programme, a reciprocal government […]
