WOOL BOARD OFFICER FOR FUW MEETING

The British Wool Marketing Board's producer relations manager Gareth Jones will attend the Farmers' Union of Wales' Merioneth county executive committee meeting at the Ship Hotel, Dolgellau, at 7.30pm next Monday September 6 to give a presentation on the board's activities.

Appointed in December 2008, Mr Jones has responsibility for developing and maintaining the board's producer relations and communications, as well as working closely with farming unions and other agricultural bodies.

Formerly the FUW's county executive officer in Denbigh, he has many links with the Welsh farming community and key stakeholder groups. Before joining the FUW he worked for British Wool for 14 years at its Denbigh depot and he has extensive knowledge of the board's role and the key issues affecting wool producers.