Name

Aled Roberts

Location

Carmarthen

Key Specialism

  • Business Management

  • Livestock

  • Grassland

  • Agri Environment

Sector

  • Agriculture

Why are you an effective Advisor?

  • Experienced in a wide range of agriculture topics.
  • Excellent ongoing training received- part of ADAS CPD culture.
  • Good communicator in groups and with individuals.
  • Experienced in project work with farmers.
  • Experienced in collaborative work with Government and NGO organisations.
  • Has run and mentored farmer discussion and training groups.
  • Advised farmers with a range of technical abilities.
  • Advised on changing farm enterprises and technical performances.
  • Facilitated farmers to change systems to improve profitability and environmental benefits.
  • Provider of solutions to Agri business problem areas. 
  • Good understanding of farmer needs and able to manage and facilitate change in farmers attitudes.
  • Keeps up to date with new farming research and developments.
  • Good knowledge of Government policies enabling better strategy advice to farming businesses.
  • Undertaken research work for Welsh Gov and DEFRA on various agricultural topics.
  • Ability to speak, write and communicate in Welsh.
  • Written farming articles and topics for press and ADAS technical bulletins.

Qualifications/Achievements/Experience

  • 43 years’ experience of agriculture sector – A wide range of agricultural topics
  • Experienced business developer and mentor to new staff and farming clients.
  • Experienced team leader, and project collaboration work. 
  • Experienced quality control work for ADAS reports.  
  • BSc Hons Agriculture, Basis Facts qualified.
     

Top Tip/Quote

“The road to success is always under construction”