Tim Isaac

Tim achieved a first-class degree in Agricultural Business Management at Wye College before starting his career as a farm consultant. He subsequently gained a Diploma in Rural Surveying and qualified as an Agricultural Valuer.

He went on to become the East Region Surveyor for the CLA, advising and representing members on all aspects of land and farm business management, before joining the AHDB as their Regional Manager. Tim pioneered the Monitor Farm programme in East Anglia and took on responsibility for managing the national arable team.

He was then appointed Director of Knowledge Exchange with responsibility for the network of Strategic Farms, Monitor Farms, discussion groups and technical events in all sectors across the UK and was awarded Fellowship of the Institute of Agricultural Management.

Tim has chaired a number of farming organisations and events, sits on various industry committees and was previously the President of Essex Agricultural Valuers’ Association. He leads on the free business advice Ceres Rural offers through the Future Farming Resilience Fund and specialises in strategic business reviews and sustainability, having completed the BASIS course in Principles of Sustainable Land Management.

He lives on a small farm with a large family and keeps fit by setting himself physical challenges and trying to keep up with his children’s various sporting activities.