Peter Meadows

Peter Meadows

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location of Peter MeadowsShrewsbury, England, United Kingdom

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Rural Surveyor for the Duchy of Lancaster

  • Education

    • Lytchett Minster School

      2005 - 2012

      Activities and Societies: Active member in the Schools Green Committee - promoting and encouraging environmentally responsible practices A levels- A - Product DesignB - Business StudiesB - GeographyAS Level - BiologyGCSE's -12 A* - B GCSE's : Including English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics

    • Aberystwyth University

      2012 - 2016
      BSC (Hons) Agriculture, General First Class

      Modules including:Dissertation - Assessment of Farm Business Resilience Crop and Grassland Production ScienceFarm Planning and Advanced Farm ManagementLivestock Production Science The Agri-Environment

  • Experience

    • P.T. Baker Farms

      Jun 2014 - Jun 2015
      Placement Year

      Working alongside the farm manager in all farm operations including; anaerobic digestion, broiler chickens, finishing beef herd and forage production.

    • LAURENCE GOULD PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

      Sept 2016 - Aug 2018
      Agricultural Business Consultant

      Providing strategic independent business advice to a broad range of farm, estate and rural businesses. Alongside the farm management advice given to retained clients, my role included:- Budgeting and cashflow analysis- Investment appraisal and partial budgeting- Management of residential and commercial properties including drawing up licence agreements and dealing with business rates.- Basic Payment Scheme and Environmental Stewardship applications- Negotiation and implementation of contract farming agreementsAchievements including:- Successful grant applications with projects up to £125K grant funding- Successful farm tender application for a client with full 3 year business plan- Work with the Princes Countryside Fund to mentor small regional farm businesses Show less

    • Escrick Park Estate

      Sept 2018 - Apr 2024
      Assistant Estate Manager

      All elements of Rural Estate Management, including but not exclusive to:- Staff management and HR, including H&S- Administration and letting of commercial and residential properties, including compliance- Agricultural asset management - managing contractorship agreements and general farm management, involvement in AHA & FBT tenancies and licences- Environmental schemes - understanding and awareness farm and woodland schemes(CSS/SFI etc), research ongoing into BNG, Carbon Sequestering and Regenerative Farming operations- Overseeing a planned maintenance program of land, property and infrastructure- Project management of infrastructure projects (build of new Estate Cafe) - Developing existing enterprises, and conceptualising new ones- Implementing strategies to improve efficiency and drive for the triple bottom line; social, environmental & financial gains- Communication with external contractors to deliver on a range of tasks- Marketing & advertising, as well as sales for on-site events & weddings- Utilising software packages to produce functional outcomes, including mapping (ARCGIS & Landapp), photography (photoshop), marketing (Canva), accounting and full suite of Microsoft programmes- Front-end website design(Craft) Show less

    • Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

      Oct 2022 - now
      Trustee
    • The Duchy of Lancaster

      Apr 2024 - now
      Senior Rural Surveyor
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • PA2 Sprayer Certificate

    • PA1 Sprayer Certificate

      May 2016
    • Fire Marshal Training

      Craven Consultancy Services
      Oct 2023
    • Principles of Management and Leadership in an Organisational Context

      Chartered Management Institute
      Jun 2022
    • ESRI ArcGIS Desktop Professional

      Esri UK
      Jun 2020
    • Member Institute of Agricultural Management

      Institute of Agricultural Management
      May 2024
    • Emergency First Aid at Work

      St John Ambulance
      Feb 2022
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Peter Meadows
      Oxford Farming Conference Scholarship Yorkshire Agriculture Society - Future Farmers Oct 2021 Scholarship to attend the Oxford Farming Conference 2022 representing the Future Farmers Group under the Yorkshire Agriculture Society.