A group of local growers is working voluntarily to maintain Lincolnshire’s position as the premier county for agriculture and food production.
The Lincolnshire Forum for Agriculture and Horticulture is chaired by Mark Tinsley, of P C Tinsley Ltd of Holbeach Hurn.
Mark recently spoke to Lincolnshire County Council’s economic scrutiny committee about the way the Forum and authority could work together to support the farming and food sector.
Mark said: “We are genuinely the premier agricultural county and I don’t think anybody challenges that. It’s incredibly important to Lincolnshire employment and particularly Spalding where you have 50 per cent of the working population employed in agriculture and food. What we are looking at in the Forum are ways in which, by liaising with the county, we can create an economic environment in which the industries can be maintained and enhanced and to prioritise ways in which the county can help.”