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Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media
Baroness Minette Batters - What was being NFU President REALLY Like and What's the future for British Farming?
58 minutes Posted Jun 22, 2026 at 1:30 pm.
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Baroness Minette Batters DL is arguably one of the most influential voices in British agriculture in a generation. In 6 years as President of the NFU she worked with four Prime Ministers and six Secretaries of State at Defra. She faced Brexit, Covid, the War in Ukraine and many other challenges. But what was it really like to lead the NFU, especially as the first woman to be President? How did she get there and what's the future?