Jo Hilditch
NFU Poultry Board member, MidlandsJo is a broiler farmer on the Herefordshire, Welsh border, supplying Avara Foods.
Jo also farms blackcurrants, cider apples and grapes for wine as well as being a passionate advocate of the stewardship of our beautiful countryside.
She operates three 650KW chicken litter burners and several arrays of 500kw solar panels and employs six people to help look after her chickens.
Alongside this she has raised awareness of the steps poultry producers are taking to address water quality concerns in the River Wye, bringing some rationale to that very polarised debate.