Our Scholars

Necessity is the mother of invention……As a first generation, new entrant farmer without a farm in my early 40s I’ve looked to technology and innovation to start in Agriculture.

With a background in academia, farming, and horticulture, I have developed a strong focus on sustainable agriculture and the innovative use of waste and by-products for food and drink applications within farming systems.

I am an aquaculture expert who has been fortunate enough to spend close to a decade working and studying all over the world. My passion for this food system stems from my love for the sea and the food we source from it!

As an engineer with a background in farming, I’ve seen firsthand the challenges and potential of the agricultural industry, and it was clear that there was a lot of room for improvement.

I am an 11^th generation landowner from Essex, with a 20 years of varied experience that includes working for and with water companies, tech firms, charities, investment firms and on our farming estate.

I grew up in Ghana where my family kept some sheep and chicken, my love for agriculture became apparent in secondary school where I studied horticulture and livestock agriculture.

I am the fourth-generation on our tenanted farm in North Herefordshire, located on the banks of the River Arrow. The farm has been certified organic by the Soil Association for over 20 years.

Getting the chance to farm in my own right has always been a dream and something I am very proud of achieving.

Based in North Yorkshire with my Husband and two labradors, I work as a poultry vet caring for hundreds of millions of birds a year, notably layers, layer pullets and broilers across the North East of England.

I’m a mixed and diversified Organic farmer from South Cornwall. Environmental land management is a key part of my business. This includes; lowland heathland, species rich grassland, agroforestry and Native breed cattle and sheep to name a few.

Growing up in East Devon, I have always been passionate about agriculture and the environment. This love has led me to study Agriculture and work for ADM as a trader.

I’m a fourth generation arable and pig farmer from the North East of Scotland. While my career plan has never deviated from becoming a farmer, I initially chose to study Physics at University and worked as a Data Engineer for four years in Edinburgh.

Originally from a none-farming background, I have found myself immersed in agriculture, with a focussed interest on small ruminant production systems.

Growing up in rural Worcestershire, and now living in the Cotswolds, a love of all things nature, led to my pursuit of a BSc in Biology at the University of Bath.

I am a mental health nurse working in rural Cumbria, married to a first-generation dairy farmer, which gives me a unique perspective on the challenges faced by those in agriculture.

I am deeply passionate about British Agriculture and our food system. I believe food connects us all, and that food and farming is core to our identities, cultures, communities and wellbeing.

I grew up on our family farm on the Isle of Wight, spending summers in the garlic fields.

After studying Physics at university, then working as a Chartered Accountant in London, I returned to Cornwall in 2011 to run the family farm, where my wife and I now live with our young twins.

Having been born and raised in South Oxfordshire I wouldn’t have imagined that I’d have moved to the Southern Uplands of Galloway to become a forest manager for the start of my career.

I grew up on a farm in West Sussex and loved it, but my first career was in Shipping. After 8 years in that industry in various countries, I found myself drawn back into food production.

I grew up in a rural community in Gloucestershire, and after a stint of city life in Salford, and town life in Newbury, I finally moved back to the countryside in 2008 after marrying my fourth generation farming husband Tim.

I grew up in mid-Wales as the 5^th generation on our mixed sheep, beef, poultry, and arable farm, encompassing both upland and lowland terrain. Having studied Law at UCL and an MPhil at the University of Cambridge, I qualified as a barrister.

I'm a 7th-generation organic farmer and environmental TV and radio producer, based on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall.

Born and raised in Suffolk, I am the thirteenth generation farmer in my family. I left the farm seeing very little to improve on or to be excited by. In the past few years it feels like our industry has become latent again and full of new opportunities.