Minette Batters, NFU Deputy President, will be guest speaker at Swansea NFU Cymru Group Meeting on Tuesday, 3 March 2015.
Starting at 7.00pm at the Village Hotel and Leisure Club, Langton Road, Swansea, local NFU Cymru members are invited to join the first female NFU Officeholder, Minette Batters, lead a discussion on building a successful future in farming.
Minette grew up living and working on-farm, with no succession tenancy available. It wasn’t until 1998 that she was able to secure a long-term Farm Business Tenancy. She built the business from nothing to over 300 head of stock, finishing Angus cattle on a premium scheme for a major retailer.
Minette has also diversified into horse livery, converted a 17th century tithe barn into a wedding and corporate events venue, and runs a catering business which specialises in using home grown produce. Minette now employs two full time and up to 20 part time staff. More recently Minette has worked with industry and retailers to develop ‘Ladies in Beef’ and the ‘Great British Beef Week’.
Kate Miles, Swansea NFU Cymru Group Secretary said, “We are most grateful to Minette Batters for agreeing to come and speak at our local meeting and also to Farming Connect for sponsoring the event. I hope we will get a good turnout of local NFU Cymru members. Please also encourage your friends and neighbours to come along.”
