29/06/07
Newly elected president of the Royal Association of British
Dairy Farmers is Lady Hazel Byford, shadow spokesman for food,
farming and rural affairs in the House of Lords.
Lady Hazel Byford
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She brings a comprehensive wealth of knowledge and experience to
the organisation having studied agriculture prior to managing a poultry
enterprise producing parent stock. She now has interests in her family’s
Suffolk based farming business. Lady Byford holds a number of positions
within the sector; she is president of the FACE strategy group, LEAF
and Concordia, and an honorary associate member of the British Veterinary
Association and of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. She
is also a patron of several rural organisations including the Rural
Stress Network, the Village Retail Services Association, and the
Institute of Agricultural Secretaries and Administrators.
“I am delighted to be elected president of RABDF, and during
my term of office I will be focused on helping to raise public awareness
of the difficulties faced by dairy farmers as a direct result of
low farm gate milk prices, and keeping those issues to the fore,” she
says. “Similarly, I plan to help promote British food and its
source of origin through the forthcoming Year of Farming and Food
initiative designed to enable each school child to visit a farm and
get a better understanding of the sector.”
“We are looking forward to Lady Byford’s input,” says
RABDF chief executive, Nick Everington. “Her keen interest
in the dairy sector combined with her enthusiastic support for our
continuing campaign for a fair milk price will help drive forward
the organisation strategically and benefit all producers.” He
adds: “Farmers will have the opportunity to meet and talk with
her at the forthcoming Dairy Event on 19 and 20 September.”
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