Minette Batters speaking at the NFU conference in Birmingham. \ Simon Hadley
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NFU England and Wales president Minette Batters was a guest on BBC Radio 4’s iconic Desert Island Discs recently.
The show focuses on the personal rather than public side of the guest, so we got an insight into a truly remarkable life.
Minette runs a 300ac drystock farm near Salisbury in Wiltshire (called small by Wikipedia, but everything is relative).
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Raised on a farm, where her father had a tenancy, she has had a varied career.
A National Hunt jockey, she rode 30 winners for David Ellesworth, and ran a catering company before returning to her first love. She runs a wedding venue on the farm.
Her song choices included Eye of the Tiger, 500 Miles and Vivaldi’s Spring. Well worth a listen back.
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NFU England and Wales president Minette Batters was a guest on BBC Radio 4’s iconic Desert Island Discs recently.
The show focuses on the personal rather than public side of the guest, so we got an insight into a truly remarkable life.
Minette runs a 300ac drystock farm near Salisbury in Wiltshire (called small by Wikipedia, but everything is relative).
Raised on a farm, where her father had a tenancy, she has had a varied career.
A National Hunt jockey, she rode 30 winners for David Ellesworth, and ran a catering company before returning to her first love. She runs a wedding venue on the farm.
Her song choices included Eye of the Tiger, 500 Miles and Vivaldi’s Spring. Well worth a listen back.
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