New LFAchairman
6 March 1998
New LFAchairman
CUMBRIAN farmer Peter Allen has been appointed chairman of the NFUs Less Favoured Areas committee. He succeeds Tim Bennett, who was recently elected union deputy president. Mr Allen, who runs 1600 Swaledale ewes and 60 suckler cows on 809ha (2000 acres) at Bampton, near Penrith, has been vice-chairman of the committee for the past four years. He was elected chairman at last weeks LFA committee meeting. *
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