Mark Jelley

Mark Jelley is a commercial beef producer with a herd of 90 suckler cows in Northamptonshire. He runs a closed herd using AI to breed replacements and taking all finishing stock through to slaughter. The family farm also grows 350 acres of cereals and pulses, hosts a holiday cottage business and has several renewable energy projects. Mark is a former AHDB strategic farm host and has a keen interest in ruminant health and welfare. He is Chairman of the Cattle Antibiotic Guardian Group at RUMA, a farmer representative on the Veterinary Products Committee at the VMD and has contributed to Defra policy work too.