New Welsh member of Royal Agricultural Societies
Monmouthshire farmer Graham Probert of Penrhos, Raglan, has been made an Associate of the Royal Agricultural Societies for his contribution to facilitating the future of farming in Wales. His willingness to try new techniques led to the selection of his 100 hectare farm as a demonstration unit by both the Red Meat Development Sector and the Organic Development Centre for Wales, hosting open days as a focus for improving technical efficiencies and providing opportunities for other farmers to learn and understand the benefits of potential impacts and changes in agriculture.
In 1996 Mr Probert began studying through the Open University and obtained a BA(Hons) degree in business and economics, winning the Sir Julian Hodge Award in 1997 for the highest marks achieved in Wales.
In 1991 he was awarded a scholarship to study agriculture in New Zealand followed by a Churchill Scholarship in 1999 to study support for entrepreneurs and business in the USA.
A former chairman of the Gwent Federation of Young Farmers Clubs, he was the NatWest/ATB Agricultural Apprentice of the Year in 1986 and is a past chairman of Future Farmers of Wales. He is a non-executive director of Hybu Cig Cymru (Meat Promotion Wales).
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