DairyCo chairman and former NFU president Tim Bennett will be guest speaker at the NFU Cymru Monmouthshire annual general meeting to be held on Tuesday 20 November from 7.30pm at the Alice Springs Golf Club in Usk.

Mr Bennett is a first generation farmer from Carmarthen and has been involved in dairy, beef stores and egg production during his farming career. His farm has been in organic production since 2008. He was appointed DairyCo chairman in April 2008 and also sits on the Agricultural and Horticulture Development Board. He was NFU president between 2004 and 2006.

County delegates will have an opportunity to report about the various commodity board activities during the year. Members will also elect a delegate to represent the county on the newly established Tenants Email Group, which will be consulted on tenant issues using email discussions rather than formal meetings.