Key contacts

Contact details and biographies are available for our key staff by clicking on the links below – get in touch with us for more information, we’re happy to help.

AHDB Teams

Strategy directors

Image of staff member Angela Christison

Angela Christison

Sector Director Pork

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Image of staff member Paul Flanagan

Paul Flanagan

Strategy Director Dairy / Scotland

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Image of staff member Rob Clayton

Rob Clayton

Strategy Director Potatoes

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Image of staff member Will Jackson

Will Jackson

Divisional Director – Engagement / Strategy Director for Beef and Lamb

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Heads of Knowledge Exchange

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Debbie Wilson

Head of Knowledge Exchange - Horticulture

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Image of staff member Samantha Charlton

Samantha Charlton

Head of Knowledge Exchange – Beef & Lamb

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Image of staff member Jen Waters

Jen Waters

Head of Knowledge Exchange - Pork

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Image of staff member Delyth Lewis-Jones

Delyth Lewis-Jones

Head of Dairy Development Wales - Pennaeth Datblygu Llaeth Cymru

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Image of staff member Nic Parsons

Nic Parsons

Head of Dairy Development

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Image of staff member Derek Carless

Derek Carless

Head of Farm Economics

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Image of staff member Graham Bannister

Graham Bannister

Interim Head of Cereals & Oilseeds

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North East

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Sarah Pick

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - National - Beef & Lamb

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Image of staff member Samantha Charlton

Samantha Charlton

Head of Knowledge Exchange – 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 Emily Boyce

Emily Boyce

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

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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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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 Emily Boyce

Emily Boyce

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

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Image of staff member Michelle Nuttall

Michelle Nuttall

Knowledge Exchange Manager – Cereals & Oilseeds

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Image of staff member Graham Bannister

Graham Bannister

Interim Head of 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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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

Knowledge Exchange Manager (Benchmarking)

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Image of staff member Shirley Macmillan

Shirley Macmillan

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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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 Andrew Palmer

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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Image of staff member Andrew Palmer

Andrew Palmer

Knowledge Exchange Relationship Manager (East) - Pork

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Image of staff member Shirley Macmillan

Shirley Macmillan

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Image of staff member Ana Reynolds

Ana Reynolds

Knowledge Exchange Manager Cereals & Oilseeds - East Anglia

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West Midlands

Image of staff member Amy Hughes

Amy Hughes

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - Beef and Lamb

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Image of staff member Alex Wade

Alex Wade

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals & Oilseeds

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Image of staff member Emily Collins

Emily Collins

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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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 Meg Spendlove

Meg Spendlove

Knowledge Exchange Manager (Benchmarking)

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Image of staff member Patrick Loten

Patrick Loten

Knowledge Exchange Manager (South and Central) - Pork

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South East

Image of staff member Nerys Wright

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 Alex Wade

Alex Wade

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals & Oilseeds

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South West

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Leah Shanks

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Beef & Lamb

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Image of staff member Philip Dolbear

Philip Dolbear

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals and Oilseeds

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Image of staff member Alex Wade

Alex Wade

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals & Oilseeds

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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 Sarah Hurford

Sarah Hurford

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Farm Business

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Image of staff member Mark Campbell

Mark Campbell

Knowledge Exchange Manager - AgriLeader

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Image of staff member David Pett

David Pett

Knowledge Exchange Manager (Benchmarking)

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Scotland

Image of staff member Doreen Anderson

Doreen Anderson

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Image of staff member Graham Bannister

Graham Bannister

Interim Head of Cereals & Oilseeds

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Image of staff member Julie Clark

Julie Clark

Knowledge Exchange Manager (Benchmarking)

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Wales

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Alex Wade

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Cereals & Oilseeds

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Image of staff member Jamie McCoy

Jamie McCoy

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Image of staff member Teaghan Tayler

Teaghan Tayler

Knowledge Exchange Senior Manager Wales Uwch Rheolwr Cyfnewid Gwybodaeth Cymru

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Image of staff member Meg Spendlove

Meg Spendlove

Knowledge Exchange Manager (Benchmarking)

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Image of staff member Ifan Owen

Ifan Owen

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

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Image of staff member Ceri Davies

Ceri Davies

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

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Image of staff member Menna Davies

Menna Davies

Dairy Development Wales Manager - Rheolwr Datblygu Llaeth Cymru

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Image of staff member Delyth Lewis-Jones

Delyth Lewis-Jones

Head of Dairy Development Wales - Pennaeth Datblygu Llaeth Cymru

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Image of staff member James Hague

James Hague

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Dairy

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Northern Ireland

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Michelle Nuttall

Knowledge Exchange Manager – Cereals & Oilseeds

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National

Image of staff member Sarah Pick

Sarah Pick

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - National - Beef & Lamb

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Image of staff member Harry Henderson

Harry Henderson

Knowledge Exchange Technical Manager - Cereals & Oilseeds

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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 Mark Campbell

Mark Campbell

Knowledge Exchange Manager - AgriLeader

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Image of staff member Jen Waters

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.

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Debbie Wilson

Head of Knowledge Exchange - Horticulture

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Image of staff member Gracie Emeny

Gracie Emeny

Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager - SmartHort

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Image of staff member Nathalie Key

Nathalie Key

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

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Market Intelligence Team

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David Swales

Head of Strategic Insight

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Image of staff member Tom Forshaw

Tom Forshaw

Senior Analyst - Policy

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Image of staff member Amandeep Kaur Purewal

Amandeep Kaur Purewal

Senior Analyst - Policy

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Image of staff member Chris Gooderham

Chris Gooderham

Head of Market Specialists - Dairy & Livestock

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Image of staff member Steven Evans

Steven Evans

Senior Consumer Insight Manager

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Image of staff member Kim Heath

Kim Heath

Senior Retail Insight Manager

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Image of staff member Hannah Clarke

Hannah Clarke

Analyst - Livestock

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Image of staff member Duncan Wyatt

Duncan Wyatt

Lead Analyst - Red Meat

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Image of staff member Patty Clayton

Patty Clayton

Lead Analyst - Dairy

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Image of staff member Katherine Jack

Katherine Jack

Senior Analyst - Dairy

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Image of staff member Alice Jones

Alice Jones

Senior Analyst

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Image of staff member Vikki Campbell

Vikki Campbell

Arable Market Specialist Manager

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Image of staff member Megan Hesketh

Megan Hesketh

Senior Analyst – Arable

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Image of staff member Helen Plant

Helen Plant

Senior Analyst - cereals & oilseeds

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Image of staff member Millie Askew

Millie Askew

Senior Analyst

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Image of staff member Anthony Speight

Anthony Speight

Senior Analyst Cereals and Oilseeds

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Farm Business and Skills Expertise

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Derek Carless

Head of Farm Economics

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Image of staff member Alice Blatchford

Alice Blatchford

Business Tools Manager

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Image of staff member Rebecca Brookes

Rebecca Brookes

Business Tools Manager

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Image of staff member Carol Davis

Carol Davis

Lead analyst: farm economics

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Image of staff member Kate Parkes

Kate Parkes

Senior analyst: farm economics

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Image of staff member Steve Dunkley

Steve Dunkley

Head of Business, Insights and Skills

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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 manager, animal breeding: Signet

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Image of staff member Alex Brown

Alex Brown

Manager, beef breeding projects

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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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Image of staff member Emma Steele

Emma Steele

Knowledge Exchange Manager - Beef & Lamb

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Animal Genetics Expertise

Image of staff member Marco Winters

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

Image of staff member Jenna Watts

Jenna Watts

Head of Crop Health & IPM

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Image of staff member Bill Parker

Bill Parker

Head of Technical Programmes

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Image of staff member Adam Doxford

Adam Doxford

Crop Protection Scientist - Pesticide Regulations

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Image of staff member Catherine Harries

Catherine Harries

Crop protection scientist: diseases

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Image of staff member Katja Maurer

Katja Maurer

Crop protection scientist

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Image of staff member Rachel McGauley

Rachel McGauley

Plant physiologist

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Image of staff member Jo McTigue

Jo McTigue

Crop Protection Scientific Officer - Pesticide Regulations

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Image of staff member Kim Parker

Kim Parker

Crop protection scientist: diseases

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Environmental Expertise

Image of staff member Jon Foot

Jon Foot

Head of Environment & Resource Management

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Image of staff member Amanda Bennett

Amanda Bennett

Senior Environment Manager (Soil Health & RB209)

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Image of staff member Nicola Dunn

Nicola Dunn

Environment Scientist

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Image of staff member Georgina Key

Georgina Key

Environment Scientist

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Image of staff member Alice Sin

Alice Sin

Environment Scientist

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Recommended List Team

Image of staff member Ellie Marshall

Ellie Marshall

Field trials Lead Analyst

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Image of staff member Paul Gosling

Paul Gosling

Senior Manager: Recommended Lists

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Image of staff member Kathryn Hales

Kathryn Hales

Senior field trials data analyst

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Image of staff member Mark Bollebakker

Mark Bollebakker

Field trials senior manager

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Image of staff member Sean Burns

Sean Burns

Field trials senior manager

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Image of staff member Diana Flower

Diana Flower

Field trials data analyst

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Image of staff member Sarah-Jane Osbourne

Sarah-Jane Osbourne

Field trials manager

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Production System Experts

Image of staff member Dhan Bhandari

Dhan Bhandari

Cereal product quality scientist

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Image of staff member Nikki Harrison

Nikki Harrison

Head of Business Development

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Crop Storage Expertise

Image of staff member Steve Saunders

Steve Saunders

Crop storage scientist

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Animal Health Expertise

Image of staff member Mandy Nevel

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 Lauren Dimmack

Lauren Dimmack

Senior 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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Image of staff member Jennifer Newman

Jennifer Newman

Health and welfare scientist

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Image of staff member Lorna Gow

Lorna Gow

Health and welfare scientist

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Image of staff member Lauren Turner

Lauren Turner

Animal Health & Welfare Scientist

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Image of staff member Jemma Franklin

Jemma Franklin

Animal Health and Welfare Scientist

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Image of staff member Matthew Harris

Matthew Harris

Health and welfare scientist

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Image of staff member Lis King

Lis King

Animal Health & Welfare Senior Scientist

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Image of staff member Bethan John

Bethan John

Animal Health and Welfare Scientist.

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Image of staff member Miranda Bowden-Doyle

Miranda Bowden-Doyle

Animal Health and Welfare Scientist

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EAMU team contacts

Image of staff member Adam Doxford

Adam Doxford

Crop Protection Scientist - Pesticide Regulations

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Image of staff member Jo McTigue

Jo McTigue

Crop Protection Scientific Officer - Pesticide Regulations

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Knowledge Transfer Team

Image of staff member Fiona Geary

Fiona Geary

Knowledge Transfer Manager - Cereals and Oilseeds

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Image of staff member Natalie Gilbert

Natalie Gilbert

Knowledge Transfer Officer (Cereals & Oilseeds)

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Image of staff member Zanita Markham

Zanita Markham

Projects & Engagement Relationship Manager

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Image of staff member Bryony Ennis

Bryony Ennis

Animal Health and Welfare Scientist

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