All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Safety Campaign
(Updated 19/05/23) This is something I really don’t understand. It costs less than £50 to buy a helmet, it is a legal requirement at work and if you don’t wear…
Jill's Blog
A word from our Chief Executive
Jill Hewitt is the NAAC’s Chief Executive, and has been part of the team since 2001.
Jill grew up on a farm in Lincolnshire and is passionate about all things farming. In 1999 she was awarded a Winston Churchill Memorial Scholarship and, in 2006, completed the Institute of Agricultural Management’s (IAGrM) Leadership Development Programme. Jill is a Fellow of the IAGrM, and is also a member of the BASIS Board, the Voluntary Initiative Board, the Defra Agricultural Productivity Taskforce and the Farm Safety Partnership Board, alongside numerous industry committees.
In her free time, Jill enjoys watching her sons play rugby, supports Leicester Tigers and enjoys walking her puppy, Bramble.
Increased costs for contractors
Spiralling input costs are putting increasing pressure across the farming industry, but nowhere more so than agricultural contractors. In a sector that has no farm payment safety net, plus cut-throat…
Grants – Recognition for Contractors
It was a highlight of my career yesterday when I sat in a Defra meeting and received final confirmation that contractors would be included, for the first time, in the…
Farming rules for water – is it the contractor’s problem?
Confusion reigns over manure spreading this autumn and the NAAC has spoken to the Environment Agency (EA) to clarify the position for contractors. The Farming Rules for Water are moving…
Protect yourself with a dashcam
As the UK prepares for a staycation this year, we are likely to see even more traffic on our roads in July and August when it will be peak season…
Stay safe and legal
As a member of the HSE’s Agricultural Industry Advisory Committee I have the somewhat dubious pleasure of receiving notification of all farm deaths. My heart sinks every time I see…
