Succession planning, farm diversification, and opportunities available within the National Park to be discussed in webinar led by women who are all specialists in their fields, on International Women’s Day.

PIONEERING female panellists will be featured in H&H Group’s latest interactive online webinar.

Hosted in part to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day on Monday, March 8, the theme will centre around ‘Planning for Today and The Future’.

Topics will cover aspects from succession planning and farm diversification, to opportunities and schemes available within the National Park.

Chaired by Barbara Huddart of Glendale PR, the webinar will feature Lynne Mallinson, Business Consultant and Non-Executive Board Director at H&H Group plc, who will discuss “The Opportunities within Farm Diversification”. · Emma Boyles, of The Grey Sheep Company, who will approach “Finding a Niche and Making it Work”. · Heather Wildman, of Saviour Associates, who will cover “The Importance of Succession Planning”. · Julia Aglionby, Professor in Practice at the Centre of National Parks and Protected Areas and a Consultant with H&H Land & Estates, who will discuss “Available Opportunities & Schemes within the National Park.”

This free Interactive & Digital Zoom Webinar will take place at 7.00pm-8.15pm, and will include live video presentations and a Q&A facility to pose attendees’ questions throughout the evening.

Richard Rankin, Chief Executive of H&H Group said: “With International Women’s Day approaching, we really wanted to celebrate and recognise some of the incredibly knowledgeable women within our industry. We hope that this virtual platform will help to create both important discussion and new ideas, where dialogues can be opened up surrounding what the future of farming could look like.

Julia Aglionby (Centre of National Parks and Protected Areas, and H&H Land & Estates) has a passion for acting as the bridge between farmers and others.

Lynne Mallinson (H&H Group plc) is an ambitious farmer’s wife who has a lifetime’s career working at the forefront of business.

Heather Wildman (Saviour Associates) has used her entrepreneurial skills across her career to build her businesses and create lasting impressions.

Emma Boyles and her husband first sparked the idea for The Grey Sheep Company after their move to become first-generations farmers back in 2004. Their company has now become an international success story, with yarns distributed via a number of stockists from the USA to Japan.

To book a place, either please contact H&H Group by emailing nina.oxley@hhgroupplc.co.uk or register direct at https://hhwebinar.eventbrite.co.uk/