Key contacts

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AHDB Teams

Management team

Levy team

Communications and market development team

Strategy directors

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Angela Christison

Strategic Development Director (Pork Sector Lead)

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Paul Flanagan

Stakeholder Engagement Director (Dairy Sector Lead)

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Will Jackson

Divisional Director for Engagement and Strategy (Beef and Lamb Sector Lead)

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Image of staff member Ken Boyns

Ken Boyns

Divisional Director for Services (Cereals and Oilseeds Sector Lead)

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Heads of Knowledge Exchange

Image of staff member Samantha Charlton

Samantha Charlton

Head of Engagement (Beef & Lamb)

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Charlotte Evans

Head of Engagement (Pork)

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Nic Parsons

Head of Engagement (Dairy)

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Image of staff member Ana Reynolds

Ana Reynolds

Head of Engagement (Cereals & Oilseeds)

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North East

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Sarah Penrose

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - National - Beef & Lamb

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Samantha Charlton

Head of Engagement (Beef & Lamb)

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Izak van Heerden

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager – Business, Insights & Skills

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Image of staff member Tony Bayles

Tony Bayles

Knowledge Exchange Relationship Manager (North)- Pork

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Image of staff member Isobel Eames

Isobel Eames

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals & Oilseeds

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Image of staff member Emily Symonds

Emily Symonds

Knowledge Exchange Manager (beef and lamb)

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Image of staff member Laura Smith

Laura Smith

Farmbench Manager

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North West

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Karl Pendlebury

Knowledge Exchange Manager – Beef & Lamb

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Image of staff member James Hague

James Hague

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Image of staff member Tony Bayles

Tony Bayles

Knowledge Exchange Relationship Manager (North)- Pork

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Image of staff member Isobel Eames

Isobel Eames

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals & Oilseeds

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Image of staff member Izak van Heerden

Izak van Heerden

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager – Business, Insights & Skills

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Image of staff member Julie Clark

Julie Clark

Lead Farmbench Manager

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East Midlands

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Emma Steele

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Beef & Lamb

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Image of staff member Judith Stafford

Judith Stafford

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals and Oilseeds

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Image of staff member Laura Smith

Laura Smith

Farmbench Manager

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Stephen West

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Andrew Palmer

Knowledge Exchange Relationship Manager (East) - Pork

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East Anglia

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Nerys Wright

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Beef & Lamb

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Andrew Palmer

Knowledge Exchange Relationship Manager (East) - Pork

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Image of staff member Amy Catling

Amy Catling

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager – Cereals & Oilseeds

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Image of staff member Daisy Green

Daisy Green

Knowledge Exchange Manager – Dairy

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Image of staff member Kate Thompson

Kate Thompson

Farmbench Manager

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Image of staff member Holly Shaw

Holly Shaw

Farmbench Manager

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West Midlands

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Emma Steele

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Beef & Lamb

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Image of staff member Alex Ansell

Alex Ansell

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals & Oilseeds

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Image of staff member Meg Spendlove

Meg Spendlove

Farmbench Manager

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Image of staff member Stephen West

Stephen West

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Image of staff member Jess White

Jess White

Knowledge Exchange Manager – Dairy

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Image of staff member Karen Covey

Karen Covey

Farmbench Manager

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South East

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Nerys Wright

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Beef & Lamb

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Image of staff member Izak van Heerden

Izak van Heerden

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager – Business, Insights & Skills

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Image of staff member Patrick Loten

Patrick Loten

Knowledge Exchange Manager (South and Central) - Pork

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Image of staff member David Hunter

David Hunter

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals & Oilseeds

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Image of staff member Daisy Green

Daisy Green

Knowledge Exchange Manager – Dairy

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Kate Thompson

Farmbench Manager

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Holly Shaw

Farmbench Manager

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South West

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Leah Shanks

Knowledge Exchange Manager – Beef & Lamb

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Jason Hendy

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals & Oilseeds

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Image of staff member Laura Awdry

Laura Awdry

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Image of staff member Patrick Loten

Patrick Loten

Knowledge Exchange Manager (South and Central) - Pork

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Image of staff member Thom Washbourne

Thom Washbourne

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Image of staff member Mark Campbell

Mark Campbell

Knowledge Exchange Manager - AgriLeader

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Image of staff member Zoe Kingham

Zoe Kingham

Farmbench Manager

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Scotland

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Doreen Anderson

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Image of staff member Adrian James

Adrian James

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals & Oilseeds

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Image of staff member Julie Clark

Julie Clark

Lead Farmbench Manager

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Wales

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Jamie McCoy

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Image of staff member Meg Spendlove

Meg Spendlove

Farmbench Manager

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Image of staff member Alex Ansell

Alex Ansell

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals & Oilseeds

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Image of staff member James Hague

James Hague

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Image of staff member Karen Covey

Karen Covey

Farmbench Manager

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Northern Ireland

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Judith Stafford

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals and Oilseeds

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Julie Clark

Lead Farmbench Manager

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National

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Sarah Penrose

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - National - Beef & Lamb

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Image of staff member Mark Campbell

Mark Campbell

Knowledge Exchange Manager - AgriLeader

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Image of staff member Zanita Markham

Zanita Markham

Projects & Engagement Relationship Manager

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Image of staff member Izak van Heerden

Izak van Heerden

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager – Business, Insights & Skills

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Image of staff member Katie Evans

Katie Evans

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - National Specialist (Grass Forage & Soil)

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Image of staff member Amy Hughes

Amy Hughes

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - Beef and Lamb

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Image of staff member Steve Powdrill

Steve Powdrill

Technical Manager National Selection Specialist

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Horticulture Knowledge Exchange

AHDB Horticulture has now moved to an archive website. 

Market Intelligence Team

Market Intelligence Team Management and Trainees
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David Swales

Head of Economics and Analysis Operations (Livestock)

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Derek Carless

Head of E&A Operations (Benchmarking and Cereals & Oilseeds)

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David Eudall

Economics & Analysis Director

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Tom Price

Trainee Analyst

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Ella Roberts

Trainee Analyst

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Matt Darragh

Trainee Analyst

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Annabel Twinberrow

Trainee Analyst

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Becky Smith

Trainee Analyst

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Image of staff member Sarah Baker

Sarah Baker

Head of Economics - Analysis

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Image of staff member Jack Watts

Jack Watts

Head of Economics - Strategy

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Market Intelligence Market Specialists Team – Cereals & Oilseeds
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Helen Plant

Senior Analyst (Cereals & Oilseeds)

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Anthony Speight

Senior Analyst (Cereals & Oilseeds)

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Image of staff member Millie Askew

Millie Askew

Lead Analyst (Cereals & Oilseeds)

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Megan Hesketh

Senior Analyst (Cereals & Oilseeds)

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Olivia Bonser

Analyst (Cereals & Oilseeds)

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Image of staff member Sara Maslowski

Sara Maslowski

Lead Analyst (Cereals & Oilseeds)

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Market Intelligence Market Specialists Team – Livestock
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Freya Shuttleworth

Senior Analyst (Livestock)

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Image of staff member Hannah Clarke

Hannah Clarke

Senior Analyst (Red Meat)

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Image of staff member Tom Dracup

Tom Dracup

Lead Analyst (Red Meat)

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Image of staff member Soumya Behera

Soumya Behera

Senior Analyst (Dairy)

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Isabelle Shohet

Analyst (Red Meat)

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Image of staff member Susie Stannard

Susie Stannard

Lead Analyst (Dairy)

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Market Intelligence Retail and Consumer Insight Team
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Steven Evans

Lead Consumer Insight Manager

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Kim Heath

Lead Retail Insight Manager

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Grace Randall

Retail and Consumer Insight Manager

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Charlotte Forkes-Rees

Retail and Consumer Insight Analyst

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Vanessa Adamson

Retail and Consumer Insight Manager

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Market Intelligence Economics Team
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Amandeep Kaur Purewal

Senior Analyst (Policy)

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Jess Corsair

Senior Analyst (Trade & Policy)

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Market Intelligence Administration
Image of staff member Caroline Burniston

Caroline Burniston

PA to Strategic Development Director, E&A Director and AHDB Pork Sector Council Secretariat & E&A Administration Team Leader

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David Aldridge

Administrator

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Image of staff member Debby Round

Debby Round

Coordinator

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Image of staff member Louise Chang

Louise Chang

Administrator

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Meet the Market Intelligence Data and Analysis Team 

Farm Business and Skills Expertise

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Alice Blatchford

Business Tools Manager

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Image of staff member Mark Campbell

Mark Campbell

Knowledge Exchange Manager - AgriLeader

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Image of staff member Izak van Heerden

Izak van Heerden

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager – Business, Insights & Skills

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Animal Breeding and Product Quality Expertise

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Kim Matthews

Head of Animal Breeding & Product Quality

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Image of staff member Sam Boon

Sam Boon

Senior Animal Breeding Manager (Signet)

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Image of staff member Natalie Cormack

Natalie Cormack

Manager: Beef feed efficiency

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Image of staff member Stuart Friswell

Stuart Friswell

Signet Breeding Technician

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Image of staff member Siobhan Slayven

Siobhan Slayven

Manager: Supply Chain Development

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Animal Genetics Expertise

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Marco Winters

Head of Animal Genetics

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Image of staff member Daniel Pitt

Daniel Pitt

Animal Genetics Manager

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Image of staff member Victoria Sercombe

Victoria Sercombe

Genetics data analyst

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Crop Health Expertise

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Jenna Watts

Head of Crop Health & IPM

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Image of staff member Kristina Grenz

Kristina Grenz

Crop Protection Scientist (Pests and Weeds)

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Image of staff member Catherine Harries

Catherine Harries

Senior Crop Protection Scientist (Cereals & Oilseeds)

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Siobhan Hillman

Crop Protection Scientist (Pests and Weeds)

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Image of staff member Rachel McGauley

Rachel McGauley

Plant physiologist

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Environmental Expertise

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Delyth Lewis-Jones

Head of Environment

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Image of staff member Amanda Bennett

Amanda Bennett

Senior Environment Manager (Soil Health & RB209)

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David Ball

Lead Environment Specialist

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Recommended Lists team

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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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Diana Flower

Field trials data analyst

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Image of staff member Sarah-Jane Osborne

Sarah-Jane Osborne

Field trials manager

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Production System Experts

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Dhan Bhandari

Cereal product quality scientist

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Crop Storage Expertise

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Steve Saunders

Crop storage scientist

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Animal Health Expertise

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Mandy Nevel

Head of Animal Health and Welfare

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Image of staff member Jenny Gibbons

Jenny Gibbons

Senior scientist: dairy

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Image of staff member Miranda Bowden-Doyle

Miranda Bowden-Doyle

Animal Health and Welfare Scientist

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Image of staff member Claire Barber

Claire Barber

Health and welfare scientist

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Image of staff member Amey Brassington

Amey Brassington

Health and welfare scientist

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Jennifer Newman

Lead Livestock Science Data Specialist

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Lorna Gow

Health and welfare scientist

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Lauren Turner

Lead Animal Health & Welfare Scientist

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Matthew Harris

Animal Health & Welfare Scientist (Data)

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Lis King

Animal Health & Welfare Senior Scientist

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Knowledge Transfer Team

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Matthew Brearley

Knowledge Transfer Officer – Cereals & Oilseeds

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Grace Whitlow

Knowledge Transfer Manager (Beef & Lamb)

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Zanita Markham

Projects & Engagement Relationship Manager

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Joe Martlew

Senior Knowledge Transfer Manager – Cereals & Oilseeds

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Henny Lowth

Knowledge Transfer Manager – Cereals & Oilseeds

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