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The value of training

As part of AgriLeadership Week, we've been talking to people across farming and growing about what their experiences of leadership and management training have meant to them.

Farmers and growers' experiences

Becci Berry, dairy farmer
OFC Inspire
Bridget Christensen, mixed farmer
Challenge of Rural Leadership
Johnny Wake, mixed farmer
IAgrM Leadership Development Programme
Peter Mason, farm manager
Challenge of Rural Leadership
Polly Davies, mixed farmer
OFC Inspire programme
Tom Mead, arable farmer
Challenge of Rural Leadership
Andrew Brown, farmer
Leadership training
Dan Smith, farmer and educator
Challenge of Rural Leadership
Meryl Ward, farmer
Farm business management
Thomas Wilks, livestock manager
Challenge of Rural Leadership
Tom Pearson, farmer
Challenge of rural leadership
Tom Simmons, vegetable farmer
Business growth programme
Djûke Smith van der Maat, mixed farmer
Advanced course in agricultural business management
Fraser Johnson, farm manager
Advanced business management
Rob Seed, farmer
Advanced course in agricultural business management

Opinions from the wider industry

Alice Midmer, The Allerton Project
Executive MBA
Caroline Dawson, agrifood consultant
Challenge of Rural Leadership
Christine Tacon CBE, MDS
Apprenticeships
Imogen Stoodley, MDS
MDS Programme
Jono Eckley, AHDB
Oxford Executive Leadership Programme
Minette Batters, NFU
AgriLeadership Week 2022
Philip Gibson, Reverberate PR
Business Growth programme
Stasha Napior-Kowska, AHDB
Directors programme
Teresa Meadows, BASIS
Nuffield Farming Scholarship
Tom Dracup, NFU
Challenge of Rural Leadership
Will Evans, Oxford Farming Conference
OFC Inspire
Caroline Dicks, rural insurance agent
Challenge of Rural Leadership
Kate Mason, Fisher German
Challenge of Rural Leadership
Katie Davis, Rural Advisor
Challenge of Rural Leadership
Matt Dobbs, vet and AgSense CEO
Leadership Programme
Rebecca Veale, policy adviser
Challenge of rural leadership
Alison Provis, chartered surveyor
Executive MBA

Participating organisations' views on training

Farmers Club Charitable Trust
Snapshot Studies