Policy & Trade Analysis

Richard was bought up on a mixed family farm on the Oxfordshire/ Buckinghamshire borders.  He attended Harper Adams College, Shropshire and gained a BSc (Hons) in Rural Enterprise and Land Management and qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1997.

Richard joined Andersons Research team in Melton Mowbray in 1998.  The team analyses and interprets agricultural policy and market developments, and provides specialist business research, training, briefings, and publishes information.

He became editor of the Agricultural Budgeting and Costing Book in 2000 and joined the Andersons Centre Partnership in 2003.  He is a member of the CAAV’s Farming and Environment Committee.

On a personal level he is married with three daughters.  His interests include watching low-quality football (supporting Oxford United), and playing golf and squash badly.

Graham Redman is a Partner of The Andersons Centre, Director of Agro Business Consultants and author of the Nix Farm Management Pocketbook. He has worked as an agricultural economist at The Andersons Centre since 2004, providing specialist agri-business research services to both public and private sector clients. Before joining Andersons, Graham served as an economist for a major agricultural merchant, where he offered guidance primarily on grain and animal feed markets.  Prior to that, he worked as a farm management consultant for a national firm operating in Central and Southern England. His experience spans several types of farming enterprises. Graham holds agricultural degrees from the Universities of Leeds and Reading.

He is also:

• An Associate of the Royal Agricultural Society
• A Board Member of the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO)
• A Council Member and Professional Fellow of the Institute of Agricultural Management
• A Chartered Environmentalist
• A Member of the Agricultural Economics Society
• A active member of the Farmers’ Club

Michael is a Partner and Senior Research Consultant at The Andersons Centre, specialising in market development, international trade, agri-food policy, and environmental issues. He has led numerous trade policy research projects across a wide range of UK farming sectors, including assessments of non-tariff measures and free trade agreements on UK agri-food. Michael has also managed several projects focused on greenhouse gas emissions and the environmental impact of farming. He previously worked with IHS (now S&P Global), JFC Agri and the European Commission. Michael comes from a livestock farming background in Ireland and holds a BSc (Hons) in Agricultural Economics and Management from Queen’s University Belfast, as well as an MSc in International Agricultural and Food Marketing from Newcastle University.

James Webster-Rusk is a Senior Agribusiness Analyst at The Andersons Centre, specialising in combinable crop and root markets. He supports clients across the pre- and post-farmgate arable sector by providing clarity on how market movements, policy decisions and environmental pressures influence their supply chains. His work includes developing cost-of-production models to aid price discovery in opaque markets across the UK and Northern Europe. James has also contributed extensively to the analysis and costing of UK farm support policy. Before joining The Andersons Centre, he worked for the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), focusing on cereal and oilseed market analysis. James grew up on a small arable farm in Suffolk, he holds a degree in Economics from the University of Hertfordshire. In 2026, he will take part in the GB Potatoes Industry Development Programme.

Caroline is a Senior Research Consultant at The Andersons Centre.  She is a specialist adviser on agricultural policy and its implications for farmers and landowners.  She helps to compile both the Agricultural Budgeting & Costing Book and the Nix Farm Management Pocketbook.  In addition, she is also a key contributor to Andersons’ monthly bulletins.  Caroline is involved in the family farm with her husband, which encompasses both livestock and cropping operations.  She holds a BSc (Hons) in Rural Land Management and is also a Member of the Royal Institution of Charted Surveyors (MRICS).