An Evening with Minette Batters

FarmED is thrilled to host Minette Batters, the first female president of the National Farmers’ Union, an award-winning farmer and one of the most respected voices in British agriculture. Minette will be discussing her new book Harvest: A Farmer’s Story of Heritage, Home and Hope. Blending memoir and manifesto, the book is a powerful insight into the real life of farmers, a love letter to British rural life, and a rallying cry to save it.

Minette Batters was the first female president of the National Farmers’ Union in its 109-year history. During that time, she fought tooth and nail for the interests of farmers, never afraid to put her head above the parapet. But Minette’s expertise in British farming spanned many more years than her presidency. In fact, the union was the third act of a life lived at the heart of the farming community: first, she was born and raised on a farm and, even after her father warned her there was no future in farming, her heart brought her home to take over the family farm. In her third act, as advocate for the UK’s farming industry, she became not only a life-long farmer but the most visible agriculture expert in the UK, at a time when Brexit, Covid and international conflict has pushed our farms, and our food production, to a state of crisis. So, who better to understand how British farming really works?

About Minette Batters

Minette Batters is an award-winning British farmer who was the president of the National Farmers' Union of England and Wales from 2018 to 2024. She has been a member of the House of Lords since 2024, and has run Barford Park Farm for decades. She is one of the most respected voices in British agriculture, advising both farmers and the government, and is a columnist for Country Life.

Arrival & timing information

The FarmED bar will be open from 7pm for wine, beer and soft drinks. The talk itself will begin at 7.30pm, followed by a chance to buy a signed and dedicated copy of Minette’s book from the Jaffe & Neale pop-up book stall.

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