Howard Cross – Managing
Director
Howard worked in the UK pig production industry for 10 years
after leaving the University of Nottingham in 1980. He then followed
a career in accountancy and business consultancy, and was appointed
by Yorkshire Farmers in March 1994 firstly as Finance Director, and
then Managing Director in 1996.
Chris attended Caythorpe College of Agriculture and joined PIC shortly after where he held various positions within owned-farm production, contract production, sales and logistics and AI management. He has considerable experience within the field of pig production genetics, and has been responsible for the development of the “one stop shop” approach adopted by Yorkshire Farmers, which is a vital link in the production chain from farm to processor.
Robert is from a family farming background, and attended Bishop Burton College before joining Dalgety Livestock where he remained for 13 years before joining Yorkshire Farmers in April 2000. Robert has a wealth of experience in both practical farming and livestock marketing issues. Robert specialises in weaner and slaughter pig marketing within the business.
Graham moved to Yorkshire some 15 years ago from his native Norfolk and has worked in the livestock industry for many years, gaining considerable experience in the liveweight and deadweight marketing of pigs cattle and sheep. Graham joined Yorkshire Farmers in June 2001, and was involved in the development of the cattle and sheep marketing program as well as assisting in the marketing of slaughter pigs.
