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AHDB Teams

Management team: https://ahdb.org.uk/management-team
Levy team: https://ahdb.org.uk/levy-information
Communications and market development team: https://ahdb.org.uk/marketing

Strategy directors

Ruth Ashfield

Strategy Director Horticulture

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Angela Christison

Strategy Director Pork

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Martin Grantley-Smith

Strategy Director Cereals & Oilseeds

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Paul Flanagan

Strategy Director Dairy / Scotland

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Rob Clayton

Strategy Director Potatoes

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Will Jackson

Divisional Director – Engagement / Strategy Director for Beef and Lamb

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Heads of Knowledge Exchange

Richard Meredith

Interim Head of Arable Knowledge Exchange

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Debbie Wilson

Head of Knowledge Exchange - Horticulture

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Samantha Charlton

Head of Knowledge Exchange – Beef & Lamb

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Jen Waters

Head of Knowledge Exchange - Pork

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Karen O'Callaghan Lowe

Head of Ruminant

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Delyth Lewis-Jones

Head of Dairy Development Wales - Pennaeth Datblygu Llaeth Cymru

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Nic Parsons

Head of Dairy Development

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Derek Carless

Head of Farm Economics

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North East

Sarah Pick

Knowledge Exchange Manager - National - Beef & Lamb

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Samantha Charlton

Head of Knowledge Exchange – Beef & Lamb

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Izak Van Heerden

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager – Business, Insights & Skills

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Emily Boyce

Strategic Dairy Farms Knowledge Exchange Manager (Wales) - Rheolwr Cyfnewid Gwybodaeth Ffermydd Llaeth Strategol (Cymru)

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Rose Riby

Knowledge Exchange Manager – Cereals & Oilseeds

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Graham Bannister

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - Potatoes

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Emily Symonds

Knowledge Exchange Manager (beef and lamb)

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North West

Karl Pendlebury

Knowledge Exchange Manager – Beef & Lamb

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James Hague

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Emily Boyce

Strategic Dairy Farms Knowledge Exchange Manager (Wales) - Rheolwr Cyfnewid Gwybodaeth Ffermydd Llaeth Strategol (Cymru)

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Michelle Nuttall

Knowledge Exchange Manager – Cereals & Oilseeds

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Graham Bannister

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - Potatoes

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Izak Van Heerden

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager – Business, Insights & Skills

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East Midlands

Emma Steele

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Beef & Lamb

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Amber Barton

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Potatoes

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Judith Stafford

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals and Oilseeds

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Laura Smith

Knowledge Exchange Manager (Benchmarking)

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Shirley Macmillan

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Stephen West

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Andrew Palmer

Knowledge Exchange Manager (East) - Pork

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East Anglia

Nerys Wright

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Beef & Lamb

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Andrew Palmer

Knowledge Exchange Manager (East) - Pork

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Shirley Macmillan

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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David Wilson

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Potatoes

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West Midlands

Amy Hughes

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Beef and Lamb

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Richard Meredith

Interim Head of Arable Knowledge Exchange

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Alex Wade

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals & Oilseeds

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Emily Collins

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Stephen West

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Meg Spendlove

Knowledge Exchange Manager (Benchmarking)

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Amie Burke

Skills Manager

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Patrick Loten

Knowledge Exchange Manager (South and Central) - Pork

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South East

Nerys Wright

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Beef & Lamb

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Izak Van Heerden

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager – Business, Insights & Skills

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Patrick Loten

Knowledge Exchange Manager (South and Central) - Pork

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David Wilson

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Potatoes

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South West

Leah Shanks

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Beef & Lamb

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Philip Dolbear

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals and Oilseeds

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Alex Wade

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals & Oilseeds

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Tina Beckmann

Knowledge Exchange Relationship Manager (South) - Pork

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Patrick Loten

Knowledge Exchange Manager (South and Central) - Pork

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Sarah Hurford

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Farm Business

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Bryan Nicholson

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Kate Harris

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Mark Campbell

Knowledge Exchange Manager - AgriLeader

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David Pett

Knowledge Exchange Manager (Benchmarking)

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Scotland

Doreen Anderson

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Chris Leslie

Knowledge Exchange Manager – Cereals & Oilseeds

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Julie Clark

Knowledge Exchange Manager (Benchmarking)

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Wales

Richard Meredith

Interim Head of Arable Knowledge Exchange

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Alex Wade

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals & Oilseeds

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Amie Burke

Skills Manager

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Jamie McCoy

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Teaghan Tayler

Knowledge Exchange Senior Manager Wales Uwch Rheolwr Cyfnewid Gwybodaeth Cymru

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Meg Spendlove

Knowledge Exchange Manager (Benchmarking)

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Ifan Owen

Animal Health Knowledge Exchange Manager (North Wales) - Rheolwr Cyfnewid Gwybodaeth Iechyd Anifeiliaid (Gogledd Cymru)

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Anna Bowen

Animal Health Knowledge Exchange Manager (South West Wales) - Rheolwr Cyfnewid Gwybodaeth Iechyd Anifeiliaid (De Orllewin Cymru)

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Ceri Davies

Animal Health Knowledge Exchange Manager (South West Wales) Rheolwr Cyfnewid Gwybodaeth Iechyd Anifeiliaid

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Menna Davies

Dairy Development Wales Manager - Rheolwr Datblygu Llaeth Cymru

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Delyth Lewis-Jones

Head of Dairy Development Wales - Pennaeth Datblygu Llaeth Cymru

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James Hague

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Northern Ireland

Michelle Nuttall

Knowledge Exchange Manager – Cereals & Oilseeds

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National

Sarah Pick

Knowledge Exchange Manager - National - Beef & Lamb

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Harry Henderson

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals & Oilseeds

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Antonia Walker

Senior Knowledge Transfer Manager - Potatoes

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Zanita Markham

Knowledge Transfer Manager (Pork)

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Karen O'Callaghan Lowe

Head of Ruminant

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Amie Burke

Skills Manager

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Izak Van Heerden

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager – Business, Insights & Skills

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Mark Campbell

Knowledge Exchange Manager - AgriLeader

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Jen Waters

Head of Knowledge Exchange - Pork

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Horticulture Knowledge Exchange

AHDB Horticulture represents more than 300 crops. The Horticulture Knowledge Exchange team is structured by 6 crop sector panels each of which cover several UK regions.

Debbie Wilson

Head of Knowledge Exchange - Horticulture

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Gracie Emeny

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - SmartHort

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Nathalie Key

Knowledge Exchange Manager (Protected Edibles, Vine Crops, Mushrooms)

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Grace Choto

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Field Vegetables (Leafy salads, herbs and speciality veg)

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Market Intelligence Team

David Swales

Head of Strategic Insight

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Tom Forshaw

Senior Analyst - Policy

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Sarah Baker

Strategic Insight Manager

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Amandeep Kaur Purewal

Senior Analyst - Policy

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Chris Gooderham

Head of Market Specialists - Dairy & Livestock

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Steven Evans

Senior Consumer Insight Manager

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Kim Heath

Senior Retail Insight Manager

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Hannah Clarke

Analyst - Livestock

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Duncan Wyatt

Lead Analyst - Red Meat

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Patty Clayton

Lead Analyst - Dairy

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Bethan Wilkins

Senior Analyst - Red Meat

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Rebecca Wright

Senior Analyst - Red Meat

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Katherine Jack

Analyst - Dairy

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Alice Jones

Senior Analyst

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Vikki Campbell

Arable Market Specialist Manager

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Megan Hesketh

Analyst - Cereals and Oilseeds

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Helen Plant

Senior Analyst - cereals & oilseeds

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Millie Askew

Senior Analyst - Balance Sheet Team

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Anthony Speight

Senior Analyst Cereals and Oilseeds

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Meet the Market Intelligence Data and Analysis Team

Farm Business and Skills Expertise

Derek Carless

Head of Farm Economics

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Alice Blatchford

Business Tools Manager

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Rebecca Brookes

Business Tools Manager

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Carol Davis

Lead analyst: farm economics

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Kate Parkes

Senior analyst: farm economics

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Steve Dunkley

Head of Business, Insights and Skills

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Amie Burke

Skills Manager

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Mark Campbell

Knowledge Exchange Manager - AgriLeader

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Izak Van Heerden

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager – Business, Insights & Skills

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Animal Breeding and Product Quality Expertise

Kim Matthews

Head of Animal Breeding & Product Quality

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Sam Boon

Senior manager, animal breeding: Signet

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Alex Brown

Manager, beef breeding projects

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Natalie Cormack

Manager: Beef feed efficiency

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Stuart Friswell

Signet Breeding Technician

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Siobhan Slayven

Manager: Supply Chain Development

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Andrew Steele

Signet Breeding Technician

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Emma Steele

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Beef & Lamb

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Animal Genetics Expertise

Marco Winters

Head of Animal Genetics

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Fern Pearston

Animal genetics manager

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Crop Health Expertise

Don Pendergrast

Head of Crop Health and IPM

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Sue Cowgill

Crop Protection Senior Scientist: Pests

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Cathryn Lambourne

Crop Protection Senior Scientist: Disease

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Joe Martin

Crop protection senior scientist: Pesticide Regulation

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Bill Parker

Head of Technical Programmes

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Adam Doxford

Crop Protection Scientist - Pesticide Regulations

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Catherine Harries

Crop protection scientist: diseases

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Katja Maurer

Crop protection scientist

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Rachel McGauley

Plant physiologist

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Jo McTigue

Crop Protection Scientific Officer - Pesticide Regulations

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Kim Parker

Crop protection scientist: diseases

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Environmental Expertise

Jon Foot

Head of Environment & Resource Management

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Amanda Bennett

Environment Scientist

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Nicola Dunn

Resource Management Scientist

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Georgina Key

Resource Management Scientist

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Alice Sin

Resource Management Scientist

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Recommended List Team

Ellie Marshall

Field trials Lead Analyst

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Paul Gosling

Senior Manager: Recommended Lists

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Kathryn Hales

Senior field trials data analyst

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Mark Bollebakker

Field trials senior manager

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Sean Burns

Field trials senior manager

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Bastiaan Brak

Research data analyst

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Diana Flower

Field trials data analyst

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Sarah-Jane Osbourne

Field trials manager

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Production System Experts

Dhan Bhandari

Cereal product quality scientist

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Nikki Harrison

Head of Business Development

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Crop Storage Expertise

Steve Saunders

Crop storage scientist

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Animal Health Expertise

Mandy Nevel

Head of Animal Health and Welfare

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Derek Armstrong

Lead Veterinary Science Expert

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Jenny Gibbons

Senior scientist: dairy

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Claire Barber

Health and welfare scientist

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Amey Brassington

Health and welfare scientist

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Lauren Dimmack

Health and welfare scientist

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Lorna Gow

Health and welfare scientist

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Rebecca Small

Health and Welfare Scientist

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Lauren Turner

Animal Health & Welfare Scientist

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Jennifer Newman

Health and welfare scientist

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Martina Dorigo

Dairy Scientist: Nutrition

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Matthew Harris

Health and welfare officer

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Lis King

Animal Health & Welfare Senior Scientist

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EAMU team contacts

Adam Doxford

Crop Protection Scientist - Pesticide Regulations

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Jo McTigue

Crop Protection Scientific Officer - Pesticide Regulations

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Knowledge Transfer Team

Fiona Geary

Knowledge Transfer Manager - Cereals and Oilseeds

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Natalie Gilbert

Knowledge Transfer Officer (Cereals & Oilseeds)

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Antonia Walker

Senior Knowledge Transfer Manager - Potatoes

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Anne Stone

Knowledge Transfer Manager - Potatoes

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Katie Thorley

Senior Knowledge Transfer Manager (Beef & Lamb)

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Zanita Markham

Knowledge Transfer Manager (Pork)

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Bryony Ennis

Knowledge Transfer Manager (Beef & Lamb)

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