Jane Bassett

NFU Midlands Regional Board chair & NFU Derbyshire county chair

Jane 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 branch, county 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.