Third-generation Fenland farmer Mat Smith is taking over as chairman of the Cambridgeshire branch of the National Farmers' Union (NFU) at a pivotal time for the industry - with a new agricultural policy under development, trade deals to be negotiated and growing concern about the potential impact of climate change.
"Brexit is the biggest political challenge we face," he said. "I think the NFU, and everyone involved in farming, must keep promoting the importance of food, our standards and the work we do looking after the environment.