2025
Joe grew up on his family farm in Herefordshire and spent his early career working for HSBC Group in Asia. In 2012 he and his wife Keeley returned ‘home’ where he took over the day to day running of Whitbourne estate from his father. Working together with one of his farming tenants, Joe runs the home farm as an extensive organic grazing enterprise with significant focus on environmental stewardship schemes. He is currently Vice President of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA).
After a year of Labour in power, what’s worked—and what hasn’t—for those pushing for better food and farming? This session brings together leading farmers and political thinkers to explore how farming voices can cut through the noise and build a stronger movement for change. Taking lessons from the inheritance tax uproar, the SFI reset and […]