In March, the Institute’s Executive Director, Shireen Chambers MBE FICFor gave evidence at an EFRA Committee meeting on the critical skills shortage in forestry. The session was on land-based education and Shireen was joined by Tim Bradshaw, Vice President of NFU, and Alex Payne, Chief Executive of Landex. The following day the committee announced they would be pushing government for more on this.
Watch the SessionExecutive Director of the Institute speaks with Radio 4
Louise Simpson, Executive Director of the Institute, was recently invited onto Radio 4’s Farming Today programme to discuss commercial forestry. Speaking with presenter Charlotte Smith,