United Kingdom-New chairman for Dorset NFU.

UNITED KINGDOM.

NEW CHIEF FOR DORSET NFU.

Andy Foot is to be the new chairman of the Dorset National Farmers Union.

Andy said that his predecessor Paul Hams, was going to be a hard act to follow, saying that Paul had been very good at representing local farmers.

Mr Foot is a farmer himself based at Buckland Newton in Dorset, he has held the post of deputy chairman for the last two years.

He said " I believe its my opportunity to give back to Dorset farming, what I have been lucky enough to have been the recipient of in the past from the chairman of the NFU. I need to be able to represent farmers throughout Dorset, large, small, intensive and organic, all equally".

Mr Foots family, have always farmed in Dorset.