Phil Jarvis

My interest in agriculture stemmed from working as harvest help on a farm in Norfolk whilst still at school. Since then I’ve been fruit picking in New Zealand, spent time on a maize and tobacco farm in Zimbabwe and a mixed contracting business in West Sussex.

I’ve worked at the Allerton Project for 25 years, arriving as a working farm manager in 1992.

I am currently Head of Farming at the project with roles on the NFU Environment Forum and National Crops Board.

A sustainable rural landscape that embraces food production, environmental rejuvenation and supports those that work in the countryside should be important to all of us. We’re heading into a period where our climate and politics are going to become increasingly volatile.

Outside farming, I am keen on sport; in the past a passionate participant. My time is now spent watching Lincoln City Football Club, Market Harborough Rugby Club and cricket wherever there’s a game.

I’ve appeared in the Guinness book of records for having a voracious appetite for strawberries and made the Farmers Weekly final in the ‘Farming Champion’ category.

Read Phil’s full Farmer Profile here.