George Daniel
NFU Sugar BoardBased in Stillingfleet, in the Vale of York, George farms 1300 acres in partnership with his family growing wheat, barley, oilseed rape, beans, oats and sugar beet. Land is largely owned with some contracting work.
After graduating from Haper Adams in 2010 with a degree in agriculture and crop management, George went into farm management with Velcourt, working in Norfolk and Kent before spending seven years managing a large arable farm in Alnwick, Northumberland.
He returned to the family farm in 2020. He has been BASIS and FACTs qualified since 2012 and on the professional register ever since.
He grows just over 3600t of beet, now supplying Newark since the closure of the York factory.
Beet is grown on the lighter soils which occupy about a third of the farm, with winter combinable crops occupying the heavier soils.
After taking part in the Sugar Industry Programme in 2022, he took up the role of North East Sugar Forum chair.
Co-opted onto the board in 2024, he is passionate about representing the interests of Northern beet growers.