Shelley Eden

Shelley Eden

Arable Consultant

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  • About me

    Fair to Nature Technical Facilitator at RSPB

  • Education

    • Wye College, University of London

      1994 - 1996
      BSc (Hons) Agriculture 2:1

      Activities and Societies: Environment and Wildlife Society

    • Sparsholt College Hampshire

      1990 - 1994
      Higher National Diploma Agriculture (Production & Management) 7 Merits & 1 Distinction

      Activities and Societies: Hamble Valley Young Farmers

  • Experience

    • ADAS Consulting Ltd

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2001
      Arable Consultant

      Trainee agronomist. BASIS qualified. Arable consultancy, soil sampling and fertiliser planning.

    • The Arable Group

      Jun 2002 - Oct 2003
      Field Trials Officer

      Involved in all aspects of variety, pesticide, and fertiliser trials on arable crops.

    • Conservation Grade Producers Ltd

      Mar 2009 - Jul 2017
      Operations Manager

      Involvement in all aspects of administering the forward thinking farming scheme, Fair to Nature. Work ranged from liaising with the licensees of the scheme, farmer members and many external organisations; accrediting new farmer members; assisting with training days and member update days; office management and admin, including cashbook tasks; website and social media management; and PR work.

    • Self-employed

      Nov 2017 - Mar 2020
      Fair to Nature Facilitator

      Conservation Grade Producers Ltd may have closed it's doors but the Fair to Nature farming scheme lives on and will continue to deliver for wildlife. I am helping to administer the scheme for the RSPB.

    • RSPB

      Mar 2020 - now
      Fair to Nature Technical Facilitator
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • BASIS Certificate in Crop Protection & Integrated Farm Management

      BASIS Reg Ltd
    • NPCT Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Pesticide Modules PA1 (Principles of safe handling and application of pesticides), PA2 (boom sprayer) and PA3 (broadcast or boom sprayer)

      City & Guilds