New Lake District Farming team delivers funding boost

It’s all change in the Lake District National Park Authority’s Farming team as there’s promotion for Jasmine Holliday to Farming Officer and the introduction of local farmer, Eliza Hodgson, as a new Assistant Farming Officer.

Dairy farmer Jasmine joined the National Park in September 2021 and has recently been promoted to Farming Officer. She said: “I’ve really enjoyed the challenge of implementing the roll out of the Farming in Protected Landscapes grant funding programme, which was a real success in its first year, allocating £600,000 funding to Lake District farmers.

Jasmine takes over the role from Andrea Meanwell who has moved to the National Trust as Lakes Future Farming Partnerships Manager, and they’ll continue to work in partnership to support local farmers.

Jasmine says: “I’m looking forward to the challenge of my new role and continuing to support the Lake District farming community. I’m delighted that we’ve welcomed