The Marden Fruit Show Society (MFSS) held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 19th April and appointed Catherine Paice as President. Catherine takes over from Teresa Wickham who stepped down after serving a three-year term.
As the MFSS looks ahead to its 90th year, the audience heard from a range of speakers including Emily Norton of Savills who gave The James Nichols Lecture. In an inspiring and informative lecture, Emily encouraged fruit growers to have their ‘own vision for the future’, saying otherwise ‘supply chains and banks will dictate it to you’.
Emily also encouraged growers to consider whether they are giving away valuable carbon credits in supply contracts and urged them to review them and to make sure they are sold to customers. She concluded by saying the sector should ‘challenge the landscape and create its own future’.
Catherine Paice comments: “I am delighted to accept the invitation to be the president of the Marden Fruit Show Society and I hope my experience and contacts will be invaluable to helping it to continue its work, especially in its 90th year. There is some fantastic innovation taking place in the sector as well as interesting technological developments and we look forward to showcasing more about these later in the year at the National Fruit Show.”
The 90th National Fruit Show will take place on Wednesday 1st and Thursday 2nd November at the Kent County Showground, Detling, further information can be found at www.nationalfruitshow.org.uk
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