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Resilience tops agenda at Great Yorkshire Show breakfast
STIRRING stories of farming resilience will be shared at a breakfast meeting at the 164th Great Yorkshire Show to empower those trying to make their way in the agricultural industry during a time of testing economics .
Future Farmers of Yorkshire , a thriving network of farmers , vets and other industry professionals supported by farming charity the Yorkshire Agricultural Society , will host its well-established , annual Breakfast Meeting at the Vertu Motors GYS Stage near Grey Gate on the morning of Wednesday 12th July .
All are welcome to register for a place at the Breakfast Meeting , which will be chaired by Caroline Horn of George F . White , who are kindly sponsoring the event along with AHDB and Oxbury Bank Plc .
Caroline said : “ Entitled ‘ Bounce without breaking – building resilient farm businesses ’, the Breakfast Meeting will provide a fantastic discussion and will hopefully demonstrate that even small changes can have a huge impact on farm businesses , with panellists having examples to prove it is possible .”
As well as prompting a lively discussion , the Future Farmers Breakfast Meeting is a great social occasion , offering a chance for those who work in the industry to come together , catch up with friends and make new connections .
Nick Grayson , Chair of Future Farmers of Yorkshire who farms near Rotherham with his wife Carys , said : “ The stage is set for a fantastic get-together at the Great Yorkshire Show and you don ’ t have to be a member of Future Farmers to join us – you just need a valid Show ticket or membership of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society for admission to the Great Yorkshire Showground .
“ The topic has been carefully chosen and feels apt at a time when many in the industry must make tricky decisions in a difficult economic climate . Against the backdrop of a cost-of-living crisis , support payments for farm businesses are changing dramatically . This means farm businesses need to be resilient and agile . We must look for opportunities to add value to what we do .”
Attendees at the Future Farmers of Yorkshire Breakfast Meeting will hear from Becki Leach , Head of People and Senior Consultant at Kite Consulting . Becki delivers people management and recruitment consultancy to large dairy businesses across the UK , supporting dairy farmers with professionalising their approach to recruiting , retaining and training their teams .
There will be insights from Philip Halhead , founder , owner and CEO of Norbreck Genetics , a company based near Lancaster which provides high-quality beef semen from multiple breeds to organizations around the world . The team at Norbreck Genetics works alongside the 300-cow Holstein dairy herd based at Phil ’ s family farm .
Also sharing his thoughts will be Adam Palmer , co-founder of Breckenholme Trading Company . A trained accountant , Adam took over the farm at Breckenholme , North Yorkshire in 2000 . He followed in his grandfather ’ s footsteps by continuing to farm both arable crops and sheep , whilst diversifying to become a producer of cold-pressed rapeseed oil , flavoured oils , dressings and mayonnaise .
North Yorkshire farmer Chris Harrison will bring his perspective to the topic . Chris is part of a family enterprise which has spanned five generations and experienced a turning point in 2010 with the introduction of free range layers alongside existing arable cropping .
The line-up is completed by Mark Pearson , Senior Agricultural Manager at Oxbury Bank Plc covering the North of England who will join the panel for a Q & A . Raised on an arable and pig farm in East Yorkshire , Mark has previously worked in livestock marketing and as a land agent before spells with NatWest and HSBC . His switch to agri-banking was prompted by the 2001 Foot and Mouth outbreak .
For details about Future Farmers of Yorkshire and to become a member for free , visit yas . co . uk / futurefarmers . To register a place at the Future Farmers of Yorkshire Great Yorkshire Show Breakfast Meeting on Wednesday 12th July , visit GYS _ Breakfast . eventbrite . com . Breakfast is from 7.45am . Act quickly to secure your place , tickets for Wednesday are selling fast .
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