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Jane Bassett
NFU Uplands Forum, Peak District representativeJane lives and works on an all grassland family farm in the Peak District. They run suckler cows, chiefly Angus and Hereford alongside a Texel/Mule flock.
She has been involved with the NFU at local/county level and regional level with a particular interest in upland issues, livestock, and agricultural politics.
In the Peak District uplands they face a number of challenges, whether it is the volatility of cattle/sheep prices, the low uptake of the present Countryside Stewardship scheme, encouraging young entrants into farming, and bovine TB to name a few.