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She spent three years working for the British Agriculture Bureau as a European policy adviser in Brussels, representing the UK Farming Unions through the Brexit transition and helping to build new trading relationships with the EU.

Re-joining the NFU's dairy team in the summer of 2022, Verity works closely with the National Dairy Board on areas such as exports and trade, air quality, farmer representation and helps to manage supply chain relationships.

She studied political science at Exeter University and grew up on a mixed arable and livestock farm on the Herefordshire border.

Amy is not from a farming background but found her way into it through horses in 2012 and completed a BSc (Hons) in Agriculture at the Royal Agricultural University. 

Amy spent time volunteering and working on farm before moving on to work for Genus ABS, NMR and M眉ller.

Amy has spent time farming both in the UK and abroad, spending 2 years in Australia and just over a year in Canada. 

This includes managing the NFU鈥檚 lobbying activities with MPs and a range of external organisations from local authorities, the police and government agencies to non-governmental organisations and relevant commercial bodies.

She also actively supports NFU group secretaries to drive NFU membership and works closely with elected farmer representatives including county officeholders and members of regional and national commodity boards.

Helen is the joint regional lead for the North dairy and poultry boards.

Helen was born and bred in Cheshire and runs her family Angus beef suckler farm alongside her role as county adviser.

Helen joined the NFU from a local feed company after completing an agricultural degree at Harper Adams.

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Having gained an honours degree in agricultural science from Nottingham University in 1986, he returned to the family farm in Edale, Hope Valley, then a small dairy and sheep farm which he modernised and expanded. He also took on the management of a small upland estate in the valley which included 1,200 acres of moorland on Kinder Scout.

In 2006 Andrew decided to cease full-time farming, sold the dairy herd and embarked on a series of short term contracts, which included advising Defra鈥檚 Catchment Sensitive Farming team and delivering advice to farmers on behalf of Business Link and Natural England.

When the county adviser's role became available, Andrew jumped at the opportunity, being familiar the work the NFU does for the industry having been an active member since he was 20, including Derbyshire County Chair in 2004-5.

As well as dealing with all things Derbyshire, Andrew is the NFU Midlands dairy lead and picks up uplands issues for the Peak District area of the Midlands.

Outside of the NFU, Andrew still farms, rearing mule and Masham shearlings from bought-in, six-month-old lambs, plus dairy heifers on a B&B basis in the winter. This, he says, keeps him very grounded and in tune with the realities of what NFU members face. 

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Not from a farming background, Paul worked in the financial sector before meeting his wife and joining the family dairy business.

Paul joined the National Dairy Board in 2017 as an appointee before being elected as the North East representative. He served nearly four years as Vice chair in total before being elected National Dairy Board chair in 2024.

Paul is enthusiastic about educating people of all ages about dairy farming and is keen to continue developing relationships with milk processors and other farmer representatives to ensure a joined-up industry approach to future farm policy.

Paul believes a fair and transparent supply chain is critical if dairy farmers are to meet the demands of a quickly changing society. He also works hard to ensure the dairy sector is represented throughout the supply chain and at government level so dairy farmers can make the most of future opportunities and have a bright and prosperous future.

The cows are a mixture of Holstein-Friesians and pedigree Ayrshires.

Ian is interested in improving the environment impact of the industry and has recently embarked on a river fencing scheme to reduce potential erosion and water contamination. The farm has since decided to diversify their water source by investing in a pump to drive water from a nearby watercourse for use on farm in an environmentally friendly and cost effective effort to reduce water costs.

Ian currently sits on the NFU鈥檚 Dairy Environmental Issues Group and is also the finance director for DCD (Dairy Crest Direct).

A strong advocate of dairy producer organisations, Ian believes in the importance of farmer cooperation to improve the dairy supply chain and is keen to work with the NFU Dairy Board to promote good farmer-processor relations.

Sophie and her partner run an organic dairy farm which includes arable and beef production of 1,400 acres in the Dorset countryside.

They have been organic for more than 9 years and their farm consists of 400 dairy cows.

Sophie is very focused on working with the community, this includes hosting school trips, farming discussion groups, and going into schools to teach children about dairy farming.

Sophie feels responsible to encourage people from non-agricultural backgrounds into the industry and employees, apprentices, and work experience students to learn more about farming.

She was awarded a Nuffield Farming Scholarship in 2023 to look at the future of organic farming.听

Sophie also sits on the Arla Board of Representatives.

She also won the Women in Dairy, 2021 Dairy Woman of the Year Award.

Alongside her family, Amy manages the 600-cow dairy herd on a New Zealand-style grazing and spring calving system.听

As well as her farm role, Amy is also the founder of Pastures Green Communications Ltd, helping rural and agricultural businesses promote themselves and tell their story online. She helps businesses with all areas of their marketing strategy and specialises in social media and influencer marketing within the industry.听

Amy is passionate about communicating a positive message for the dairy industry online and spends much of her time sharing her farming story on social media. She has over 18,000 followers and enjoys communicating the farming story to consumers, next generation farmers and school children.

They provide work experience for student vets and have given many young farmers their first job in farming.

He has a BSc (Hons) degree in agriculture from Harper Adams, a Nuffield Scholarship and a Fellowship of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society. Gary and Jess were finalists in The Farmers Weekly dairy farmer of the year in 2019 and winners of the Welsh Big Bale Silage competition in 2021.

Gary has been on NFU Cymru Welsh Council for eight years and represented Monmouthshire at National Council for four years. He also sits on NFU Cymru鈥檚 TB forum.

Mike's current work covers licensed units, TB hotspots, and member support across the Midlands and Northern England. He also contributes to the bTB subgroup of the GB Calf Strategy, helping shape national approaches to calf health and TB management.

One of the most rewarding parts of Mike's role is meeting NFU members across the country. He really values the opportunity to hear directly from farmers, understand their concerns, and explore how the NFU can best support them. Whether it鈥檚 navigating complex policy or offering practical advice, Mike is committed to making a positive difference for our members and the wider livestock sector.

She is currently national policy adviser for NFU Cymru, leading on policy work related to dairy, animal health and welfare (including bTB) and engaging the next generation of Welsh farmers.

Prior to her current role, Tori worked in the NFU international trade team, the combinable crops team and completed a six-month secondment working in the British Agriculture Bureau in Brussels which represents 76,000 farmers across the four UK farming unions.