East Midlands Farm Management Association Event – 04.03.26

“Transitioning to regenerative agriculture”

Guest Speaker:
Ashley Gilman, Director of Agricultural Strategy at Cranswick

Cranswick is focused on premium fresh pork, poultry, convenience, gourmet products and acquired a pet food business in 2022. Through its own farming operations, Cranswick is over 55% self-sufficient in pork and 100% self-sufficient in chicken and delivering net-zero livestock is a key pillar in their production strategy.

Ash has extensive experience in managing large Agri-businesses and vertically integrated supply chains direct into retail, food service and processing customers. Starting his professional career as a farms manager for Velcourt plc, and subsequently as Farms Director for Norfolk-based Maurice Crouch Growers Ltd, a large-scale, multi-sited leafy salad and brassica producer.

He has a BSc from Wye College, University of London and an MSc in Advanced Farm Management from the Royal Agricultural University. He sits on the Red Tractor Pig Sector Board, is a Board Director for the National Pig Association, and sits on the Soil & Water Business Board for East Anglia. Ash lives in North Norfolk with his wife and two daughters.

The Committee would like to invite you to join us for light refreshments in The Barn from 6:30 pm.