Arable Advisor - Pat Stephenson Ltd


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		Patrick Stephenson Voted Arable Advisor of the year 2007 by Farmers Weekly. Patrick has had experience in agriculture across most parts of the UK. Daily contact with the industry across many sectors gives him a unique insight into the working of the countries agriculture.
Over 25 years he has developed an in depth understanding through a variety of experiences; from delivering on farm advice and training courses for DEFRA, to running training courses on behalf of Land Based Training (LANTRA). Not only does he understand the farming side, he also understands the planning side through his involvement with a number of initiatives. During the last 15 years he has produced Agricultural Impact Assessments as part of the Environmental Impact studies for organisations such as the Highways Agency, National Utilities and individual farmers/estates as part of planning applications. Through this work he has attended and given evidence on national enquiries in relation to many aspects of agricultural development. His passion for the industry has been illustrated by his involvement at government level, through the role of Chairman of Association of Independent Crop Consultants (AICC). This position led on to him becoming Co-Chairperson of the Global Alliance of Independent Crop consultants involving 13 countries. Patrick’s professionalism was recognised when he was voted Britain’s Agronomist of the Year 2001 by Crops Magazine and again in 2007 by Farmers Weekly as the National Arable Advisor of the Year.
		James Machin BSc (Hons) Env Chem MBPR (Agric) Agricultural & Environmental Consultant James studied Environmental Chemistry at Northumbria University for 3 years before graduating in the summer of 2004. After 18 months working for Norwich Union and Nestle he returned to his more rural roots taking his current role with Patrick Stephenson Limited in January 2006.

His role includes crop management, general farm management work, such as entry and higher level schemes, soil sampling and pH testing. Farm visits and reviews for Catchment Sensitive Farming projects are also part of his work. In addition, he is involved in Agricultural Impact Assessment field work and reports for major road and gas pipeline schemes.

Farm diversification schemes including Biofuels and Renewable Energy projects such as Anaerobic Digestion have become increasingly important along with waste management plans and projects due to the current environmental and energy issues.

In February 2008 James gained his BASIS qualification in Crop Protection.

In his spare time James is rarely seen far from a social event or situation and is a keen sportsman, playing rugby for his hometown club Malton & Norton.