How to use our Farming Media Centre search facility
The Farming Media Centre will put you in contact with Members and Friends of the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists – and other key contacts in the food and farming industries.
You can search by name, region, expertise and knowledge, or for a particular discipline e.g. Journalist, PR Consultant or Photographer. Clicking Search without entering any criteria will display all Members and Friends. In all cases, listings are displayed in random rather than alphabetical order.
If you are an editor or journalist working outside the agricultural industry, members can help by checking information for an article to ensure its accuracy or suggest suitable contacts for stories.
If you represent a commercial or other organisation, members can provide freelance writing, website editing, video content and production, broadcasting, photography and PR / marketing services on all topics related to the rural sector.
The Guild offers a recruitment advertising service for organisations wanting to appoint staff in rural communications roles, such as reporting, editing, PR and marketing communications. Click here for more details.
The Guild can also help with contacts in other countries through its affiliation to the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) and European Network of Agricultural Journalists (ENAJ).
For emergency help with story contacts or checking facts, or for crisis management PR, contact Guild Chairman Catherine Linch on 01568 617620.
- Decide which fields you wish to search against and enter your criteria: for example, select ‘Eastern’ Region and ‘Arable’ to search for all Guild members who can advise on arable farming matters and who are based in the eastern counties.
- Click ‘Search’
- The next page will show a list of all members matching your search requirements. Telephone numbers and/or email addresses will be displayed in some cases, but all members can be contacted using the email facility, which sends a message with details of your request. They will respond at the earliest opportunity.
- There are no limits to the number of searches you can perform.
If you don’t get the results or responses you need, please contact Guild secretary Nikki Robertson on 07584 022909 or by email to gajsec@gmail.com for further help and advice.
Refine Search
Name
Region
Expertise
Discipline
Member
Andrew Meredith
Farmers Weekly, Editor
I welcome any comments, queries or complaints relating to any aspect of Farmers Weekly.
Member
Jamie Day
AgriTrade News, Editor
AgriTrade News is the news service aimed at UK agribusiness and farm supply trades. Available for freelance work in agribusiness, animal health and general agriculture.
Member
Hannah Horner
Pinstone, Communications and PR Consultant
Integrated PR and communications consultancy that brings together a strategic approach, innovative thinking and a sound knowledge of agri-business and
Member
Olivia Cooper (Fellow, BGAJ)
Agri-Hub, Freelance Journalist, Editor & PR Consultant
Freelance journalist, editor and PR consultant. Founder of Agri-hub, a unique editorial, copywriting and PR network. Managing editor of British Dairying. All rural topics covered.
Member
Oli Hill
British Sugar, Agriculture Communications Manager
Ex-journalist specialising in print, digital, social media, PR, media handling, technical copywriting, and project management in UK agri-food sector.
Member
Hugh Symington
Symingtons PR & Marketing, PR Consultant
Special interests: arable PR (agrochemical/fertiliser) and machinery PR.
Member
Jo Rector
NFU, Chief Media Manager
Leading the NFU's national and regional media work to drive forward our policy and lobbying goals, and deliver for our farmer and grower membership.
Member
Gemma Mackie
Pinstone, Technical Content Manager
Providing technical writing expertise and supporting the team on a range of client portfolios.
Member
Stuart Booker
Asterra, the dairy division of AB Agri Ltd, PR Manager
PR manager for Asterra, the dairy division of AB Agri. Crafting compelling narratives around the group’s innovative insights, products and services.
Member
Tom Woolman
Cadenza Management Services, Freelance Poultry Journalist
Freelance work specialising in poultry. Employed by Annyalla Chicks and working full time in the poultry sector.
Member
Haley Bouma
STV News, News Reporter & Presenter
Reporter for the STV News at Six, predominantly covering farming and fishing, and a regular face on the lunch-time and late bulletins as a presenter.
Member
Sally Whittall
Sally Whitall, Freelance Journalist
Freelance.
Member
Stephanie Cornwall
British Potato Review, Editor Multimedia
Organising content and managing production of a magazine, e-letter, website, socials and handbook. On the judging panel for the BPI Awards.
Member
Ellie Layton
Farmers Guardian, Livestock Specialist
Covering livestock topics for Farmers Guardian and Dairy Farmer magazines. Particular interest in sheep, beef and grassland.
Member
Laura Yates
Pinstone, Account Executive
PR and marketing consultancy for the rural and agri-business sectors, personally specialising in livestock farming and social media management.
Member
Rebecca Barningham
Rural Marketing Solutions, Freelance Rural Marketing Specialist
Freelance marketing professional with over 20yrs experience; member of Chartered Institute of Marketing with a Diploma in Marketing and HND in Agricultural Marketing & Business.
Member
Lizzie McLaughlin
Seeded Marketing / Second Nature, Podcaster and Content Creator
Award-winning podcaster and content creator handling all aspects of communication from writing editorial to managing social media.
Member
Emma Ryan
Emma Ryan Writing, Freelance Journalist
Freelance journalist based in North Yorkshire. Specialise in covering farming, rural, coastal and countryside topics and affairs.
Member
Jonathan Wheeler
Wheeler Woodhouse, Proprietor
Special interests: Experienced journalist/photographer covering all aspects of farming, environment and industry.
Friend
Antonia Walker
UPL Europe Ltd, Technical Specialist
Technical Specialist for potato, sugar beet and vegetable crops at crop protection business UPL Europe; independent agronomist; freelance journalist providing content for webinars, articles and events.
Member
Andrew Shirley
AS Editorial, Journalist and Editorial Consultant
Creating compelling multi-channel content analysing all food, farming. environmental and landownership issues for businesses and media publications.
Member
Andy Newbold, ARAgS
FarmSmart Events and Publishing, Editor and Event manager
Event delivery experts: Tillage-Live, Sprayer Demonstration, Scotgrass and Cumbria Farm Business Awards. Publish: Tillage & Soils; Precise; Landwards; AgriMachineryNews.com; AgriMachinery.trade and Cumbria Farm Business.
Member
Skye Melita
BOFIN (British On-Farm Innovation Network), Community Manager
Engaging a network of farmers, scientists and the 'just curious' to get involved with on-farm trials through media and events.
Member
Philip Gibson
Twig, Managing Director
Special interests: dairy, livestock, feed, machinery, forage, agricultural sustainability, food chain, PR, marketing, design and photography services.
