New AHDB contact for arable farmers in North West

Covering the counties of Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside, as well as Northern Ireland, her job will be to work with farmers and others in the industry to help them learn from each other.

She will be looking after the Monitor Farm programme in the North West, running regional events for the industry and helping to bridge the gap between farming research and practice in the field.

Michelle said: “It’s really exciting to work with a very engaged group of farmers like the Monitor Farm groups. It’s quite unusual, and it’s a different way of working, which is nice.”

Prior to AHDB, Michelle worked in field trials and for a small start-up company producing nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

She says she got into plant science, and farming, by accident.

“But once I was working in the sector,” she added, “I found I was really interested in the subject and really enjoyed learning every day.”

Michelle met the current Monitor Farm hosts at the Monitor Farm conference earlier this month.

To get in touch with Michelle, email michelle.nuttall@ahdb.org.uk or call 07778 143404.