Chris Berry is a freelance writer who has been a long time contributor to the Country Post magazine found inside The Yorkshire Post's Saturday edition. He regularly contributes features to the magazine including his popular Farm of the Week. He is an author who has written thriller novels and a children's series, as well as being a singer/songwriter.
Stephen is a dairy farmer and regional chairman of the TFA a position he has held for over 25 years. The Tenant farmers Association provides advice, services and rural representation for members throughout the north of England.
Rachel is a member of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society Council and farms a mixture of tenanted and owned land on the edge of Baildon Moor and the urban fringe. She has been part of the GYS cattle committee for a number of years and Rachel’s family has shown dairy cattle at The Great Yorkshire Show for around 15 years, winning Holstein Champion for two years running in 2023 and 2022. Passionate about British food, Rachel is also a member of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society’s Women In Farming Network and enjoys volunteering at the Society’s Countryside Days for schoolchildren at the Great Yorkshire Showground.
"My entire career to date has been in UK Agriculture, with experience ranging from laboratory R&D, field trials and on farm agronomy in UK distribution before moving to Nufarm. I am proud to be the Nufarm Country Manager for UK & Ireland, and I believe that my breadth and depth of knowledge within the UK Agriculture Industry will help in establishing Nufarm as a key partner to develop solutions that best meet the needs of our customers. This includes using technology to ensure working alongside Nufarm is a better experience than our competitors."
Rachel is an upland farmer. She works in partnership with her husband and children on a Yorkshire Water tenanted farm in the South Pennines. In the last 20 years the farm has evolved from a milk producer/retailer unit, to a farm that focusses on their beef herd, hill sheep and environmental outcomes. They have also diversified with a holiday let and contracting business. The business has grown through their ability to change and also by collaborating with their landlord on water management, heather regeneration and hay meadow restoration. Rachel takes an honest approach and has an open mind-set. Rachel was elected to the position of NFU Vice President in February 2024.
