Ben Bates

Ben studied Economics at the University of York for his bachelor’s degree, before working within the pharmaceutical industry as a health economist at the start of his career. Having been brought up on the family farm in Cambridgeshire, agriculture has always been a passion of Ben’s and he quickly completed his BASIS foundation course in Agriculture and undertook a more active role on the farm.

Ben is a qualified agronomist having completed his BASIS qualification in Crop Protection and FACTS. Next on the list is the CAAV qualification! Ben majors in farm management, as well as Countryside Stewardship and grant schemes.

In his spare time, Ben is a keen sportsman who can often be found plying his trade at Shelford Rugby Club during the winter months, and at the village green playing cricket before harvest!