Crowland farmer Matt Riddington is the new leader of the county’s agriculture and horticulture forum.
The new forum has held its inaugural meeting and decided on the group’s priorities for the first year.
Members also discussed both national and local emerging issues in the sector.
“The forum will be crucial in providing a collective regional voice from local farming and rural stakeholders, feeding into the national Rural and Farming Network.
“We will be identifying issues, concerns and good practice we want to promote to government.
“Farming is facing multiple challenges but is also adapting and innovating to address these. The forum is a place to look at what is being done, and what needs to be done, in Greater Lincolnshire. We need to have a sustainable and profitable industry that inspires young people to want to be part of, into the future.”
The Greater Lincolnshire Forum For Agriculture and Horticulture (GLFFAH) has a diverse range of members with representatives from farms of all sizes, sector bodies, training organisations and support services.
“The county council is committed to supporting those in the farming sector who are facing ongoing battles as well as new pressures,” said county council member Colin Davie.
Priorities in the short term include skills, workforce and training; planning and land use; succession of farming businesses; soil and water management; regulations and tax.
