The NFU is in a unique position to set the agenda and deliver a vision of arable farming that farmers, customers and suppliers, the government and the public could all work towards.
Our vision marks arable farmers' desire for recognition over the positive contribution they can make to the country's future. Farmers are pivotal to society in gaining sustainable products from our land resources because they manage and safeguard what comes out of the British landscape: food, energy, renewable materials, clean water, and diverse habitats.
The board’s responsibilities include ensuring members in the sector are kept informed and have the opportunity to contribute to policy development in food chain issues, commercial developments in the sector and farmer controlled businesses, and liaising with commercial companies and co-operatives.
They also ensure members are kept informed on all horizontal issues facing arable farmers, including: environmental matters, technical issues, food standards developments, food issues, employment and science and development.
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Meet the NFU Combinable Crops Board
Ian Backhouse - Chairman
Mark Leggott - Vice Chairman and East Midlands
Andrew Watts - East Anglia
Perkin Evans - Wales
Mike Hambly - South West
Laurence Matthews - South East
Jim Meadows - West Midlands
Richard Reeves - North West
Brett Askew - North East
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