AHDB Strategic Cereal Farm hands over title to Norfolk farm manager

A new AHDB Strategic Cereal Farm host has been announced for the East, after Brian and Patrick Barker’s six-year tenure as hosts comes to an end.

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David Jones, farm manager at the Morley Agricultural Foundation in Norfolk will continue the Barker brothers' legacy.
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David Jones, farm manager at the Morley Agricultural Foundation in Norfolk will continue the Barker brothers' legacy.

As the new AHDB Strategic Cereal Farm host, David Jones, farm manager at the Morley Agricultural Foundation in Norfolk will continue the Barker brother's ambitious programme of work, which includes a focus...

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