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Lord Rooker to be president of Dairy Farmers' Association
1:30pm Friday 21st November 2008
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers’ president elect is Lord Rooker, former Defra Minister of State for Sustainable Food and Farming and Animal Health.
He is due to succeed Baroness Hazel Byford at the association’s AGM in June.
“We are delighted that Lord Rooker has agreed to accept our offer and to support RABDF,” says the association’s chief executive Nick Everington.
“His enthusiasm for grass roots farming, combined with his keen interest in current issues impacting on dairy producers’ livelihoods, will help to drive forward the organisation strategically and benefit all farming businesses across the country.”
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