Reflections on 2020, and looking ahead
You could be forgiven for wanting to write off 2020: a wet start, an arid summer and a sodden autumn, with contractors struggling to juggle workloads and balance customer demands.…
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.
Funding for contractors
The recent launch of the final round of Countryside Productivity Grants brought another shudder from agricultural contractors as, yet again, they were specifically excluded from applying. Agricultural contractors operate as…
Teamwork is vital
As the industry moves rapidly towards a post-Brexit world, it will become increasingly important that contractors and farmers work in partnership. Teamwork will be necessary to ensure that duplication is…
Harvest safety
As we are heading into harvest, I make no apology for banging on about safety again. Within our own membership, I am aware of serious accidents in recent months and…