Colin Bateman

AHDB sector chair for beef and lamb

Colin is the Sector Chair for Beef and Lamb at AHDB and a Non-Executive member of the main board of AHDB and is also an upland sheep and beef farmer on 900 acres in South west Cumbria.

The farm is a mix of Heather hill and improved pasture, running 1,300 composite maternal sheep and a 40 head herd of Angus and Hereford cross cows.

There is also an integrated dairy beef system on the farm together with glamping pods and a photography business.