Matthew Curry

Matthew Curry is Managing Director of North East Grains, a farmer-owned cooperative based in Northumberland. The cooperative runs two sites, providing grain drying and storage to its 100-plus members. In addition, the cooperative operates a members input buying group, an agronomy service, and large livestock feed production enterprise.  Matthew, a farmer’s son originally from the Scottish Borders, is a qualified agronomist. He also completed the Worshipful Company Farmers Business Management course in 2018 and was previously an independent judge for the Farmers Weekly annual awards. By joining the Sector Council, he hopes to provide transparency and return value to the levy payer, enhance the Knowledge Exchange element of AHDB and help drive food production communication.