The AHDB is looking for new recruits for all three Recommended List (RL) crop committees:
It has vacancies for an agronomist and a grower for barley, oats and other cereals crop committees, a trader for the wheat crop committee and a grower for the oilseeds crop committee. Successful candidates will be in post from 2027 to 2029.
The AHDB says it is an important time to join the RL project team, with a new chair at the helm of the RL project board and the start of the next five-year trial phase
Each committee includes about 11 voting members, including farmers, agronomists, processors and grain traders, experts who provide technical support, such as independent plant pathologists and representatives from the
Paul Gosling, who manages the RL at AHDB, says: “Together, committee members have the commercial and technical experience needed to advise on variety trials and interpret variety trial data. Ultimately, they determine which varieties have the potential to provide a consistent economic benefit and secure recommendation.”
To submit an application, please email your CV and a covering letter, with an overview of your interest in varieties and what you can bring to the RL project, to Paul Gosling at: paul.gosling@ahdb.org.uk
