Salle farmer appointed director of Swedish machinery firm

Poul Hovesen, who manages operations in Salle, Holkham and Raynham, has become a director of Swedish farm machinery firm Väderstad.
 

Poul Hovesen, farming director for the Salle and Holkham estates in Norfolk, has been appointed to the board of directors for Swedish farm machinery manufacturer Väderstad. Photo: Väderstad

 
He has previously held several advisory roles in East Anglian farming, including within Morley Research and Agri-Tech East Stakeholder Group, and in 2014 he won the national Farmer of the Year award.
 
Last year, Mr Hovesen, who moved to the UK from his native Denmark in 1987, was elected to the Royal Agricultural Society for his work within the industry, including the development of a modern seven-year crop rotation using reduced tillage and cover crops to enhance drainage and improve soil health.
 
“Over the years I have had the privilege of working with creative and innovative farmers, researchers and international companies like Väderstad,” said Mr Hovesen.
 
“Together we have both a practical and theoretical basis for creating new agricultural practices and technologies for the future. My ambition is to help ensure that we remain at the forefront of machine and method development for agriculture.”
 

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