Current Activities:
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| Natural England (NDPB) | Acting Chair
| 25/1/2009- |
| Natural England (NDPB) | Deputy Chair
| 1/4/2006 (suspended) |
| Defra | Member of Management Board
| 1/5/2007- |
| Agricultural Central Trading | Board Member
| 1/12/2002- |
| (Agricultural supply co. |
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| turnover £60m annum) |
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| Kingston Hill Farm | Partner
| 1968- |
| (Rented dairy farm) | |
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| Quadrant | Chair
| 1/5/2007- |
| (S. Oxon development area) |
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| Hindhead Together | Chair
| 1/6/2007- |
| (A3 tunnel/community | |
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| project) | |
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| Positions held: | |
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| Chair of Rural Development Service (Defra) |
(2005-2006) |
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| South East of England Development Agency Board Member,
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| Deputy Chair and Chair remuneration committee
| (2002-2008) |
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| South East of England Development Agency Chair - Rural
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| Committee | (2002- 2008)
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| President of UK Federation of Agricultural Co-Operatives
| (1998-2003) |
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| Chairman of UK Federation of Milk Groups |
(1998-2000) |
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| Chairman of Milk Marque and Axis Milk co-operatives
| (1995-2000) |
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| Member of BBC Rural Affairs Advisory Committee
| (1992-95) |
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| NED of Agricultural Development Advisory Service (ADAS)
| (1986-94) |
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| Member of Minister of Agriculture's CAP reform group
| (1994-95) |
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| Member of School of Agriculture Advisory Committee, Royal
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| Agricultural College | (1994-97)
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| Member of Board of Governors - Witney College
| (1993-96) |
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| Chairman of Minister of Agriculture's Regional Panel (South East
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| Region) | (1983-86)
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| Demonstration Farms Project | (1979-91)
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| Joint Founder of Tenant Farmers Association
| (1981) |
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| Chairman of local National Farmers' Union (NFU)
| (1970) |
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| Chairman of Oxfordshire NFU Milk Committee |
(1975) | |
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| Vice Chairman of Oxford Farming Conference |
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| Chairman of Governors of John Blandy Primary School
| (1976-80) |
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| Farming activities: |
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| Senior partner in a family farming partnership. Kingston Hill Farm, rented from St John's College, Oxford. 1050 Acres carrying 600 dairy cows & 400 dairy replacements.
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| Kingston Hill Farm co-operated with the Countryside Commission in a project studying and demonstrating wildlife conservation techniques on an intensively managed farm. (Demonstration Farms Project 1979-91)
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| Other business related interests: |
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| Involved with the BBC in pioneering interactive video technology for the study of conservation costs and benefits, for use by students and schools. Co-operated with the Open University in making a series of videos for environmental courses. (1975-80)
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| Qualifications: | National Diploma in Agriculture (1964)
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| Other Interests: | Family—wife, Margaret, and four grown up children with their wives and partners and 8 grandchildren.
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| Sailing and golf. | |
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| Awards: | Appointed CBE in 1994 for services to Agriculture and the commercial development of ADAS.
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