David Gardner 2010 NSch

David completed his Nuffield Arden Scholarship in 2009/10 on New Science and Technologies which led to a career change. He spent the last six years of his career at the RASE where he launched a new initiative, Innovation for Agriculture, which was focused on informing farmers of new technologies that would improve their businesses. David 'retired' in 2018 but has a variety of interests which include: NED on the Management Advisory Board of the Rural Payments Agency, NED on the Board of Waldersey Farms, Non-Exec Chairman of The Farm Carbon Toolkit, Trustee of The Frank Parkinson Agricultural Trust, Ambassador for Social Farms and Gardens and assisting St George's House at Windsor with their programme of farming consultations.