The Society of Agriculture has been highlighted as the lead front-page story in today’s AgriTrade News (Vol. 19 No. 16, 1 May 2026), marking a significant milestone in the organisation’s early development and sector recognition.
The article reports on the Society’s official launch at the House of Lords, hosted by President Lord Taylor of Holbeach CBE, with 120 attendees from across industry and government. It positions the Society of Agriculture as a unifying force formed through the merger of the Institute of Agricultural Management and the British Institute of Agricultural Consultants.
Central to the coverage is the Society’s mission to strengthen professionalism across agriculture. Chairman Simon Britton describes the organisation not as a single-discipline body, but as a broader “movement towards agricultural professionalism”, emphasising the increasing complexity of decision-making in farming and rural businesses.