Member Showcase
Andrew Blenkiron
PFIAgrM
Andrew Blenkiron, a Fellow of the Institute, is Estate Director for the 4,400ha Euston Estate in Suffolk where he is responsible for the management and development of a rural business comprising 2600ha farmed in hand, 1200ha let farms, 600ha of woodland, as well as ...
Read moreJames North
CEnv
James North PMIAgrM CEnv Members join the Institute for different reasons and with different expectations. In each issue we ask someone how membership benefits them. Recently, we caught up with James North, a rural Chartered Surveyor and Director of North & Letherby based in South ...
Read moreFred Baring
GMIAgrM
Fred Baring is the first Graduate Member of the Institute. He is currently working on a restoration project to bring a nineteenth century model farm back into agricultural use. Fred has established an organic market garden that sells to local consumers and hopes to ...
Read moreCarol Johnson
CEnv
Carol (Caz) Johnson CEnv is an Agricultural Consultant with Hexham and Northern Rural, the chartered surveying and land agency division of Hexham and Northern Marts. Caz grew up on the family farm in Appleby, Cumbria and spent her first 18 years helping with milking, lambing, ...
Read moreTim Cotterill
SIAgrM
Tim Cotterill is a student member of the Institute who is currently studying for a BSc (Hons) Agriculture with Farm Business Management at Harper Adams University. He has grown up on an arable farm in North Warwickshire and has recently completed a 12-month industry ...
Read moreKate Russell
CEnv
Kate Russell FRICS FAAV PMIgrM CEnv Q: What is your current role? I’m a Director and Chief Operating Officer of Tellus Natural Capital Ltd (www.tellusnatcap.com), a specialist consultancy business which we founded in 2021 to advise landowners and land managers on natural capital, ecosystem services ...
Read moreBeth Duchesne
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I am a farmer’s daughter and was brought up living and working on our family arable farm and contracting business based near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. Although I have not been on the farms pay roll since I started my professional career, I ...
Read moreJill Hewitt
PFIAgrM
Jill runs her own successful business, Springtime Consultancy, specialising in project management, lobbying and communications. Previously Chief Executive of the National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) for over 12 years, Jill is currently responsible for political lobbying, technical projects and communications at the NAAC, while ...
Read moreAdrian Cannon
PMIAgrM
Adrian is a Rural Partner of Tayler & Fletcher, a long established firm of Chartered Surveyors, Property Consultants and Auctioneers based in the North Cotswolds. As rural partner he undertake a wide variety of work for clients including farm management, BPS, ES applications and ...
Read moreJames Miles-Hobbs
MIAgrM
James has been practicing as a farm business consultant for over 30 years, specialising in renewable energy helping farmers and landowners invest in their own renewable energy projects. After time as an equity partner with Andersons (The Farm Business Consultants) and with Savills he started ...
Read moreAlison Bailey
FIAgrM
Alison Bailey is Professor of Farm Management and Head of the Department of Land Management and Systems at Lincoln University, New Zealand. She is responsible for delivery of diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in a wide range of agricultural and horticultural related subjects, leading ...
Read moreAled Thomas
CMIAgrM
A recently appointed Commended Member of the Institute, Aled comes from a beef and arable farm near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. Both his parents were Police Detectives and bought the farm in the early 1990's for when they retire. Starting with just 20 acres they now ...
Read moreJohn Giles
FIAgrM
A past Chair of the Institute, John is a Divisional Director with Promar International, the agrifood value chain consultancy business owned by Genus plc. He has worked extensively on agri food marketing assignments throughout the UK and in some 60 other countries with clients ...
Read moreRobert Gazely
PMIAgrM
Robert Gazely is Equity Partner of Ceres Rural LLP. How does institute membership help you in your current role? In a number of ways. Attendance at events and being involved as a member of Council creates opportunities for personal development and access to a wide network. ...
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