Frontier Agriculture
James Needham has worked at Frontier Agriculture since 2018. James started as a Grain Trader and later became an Oilseeds Trader. Currently, they serve as the Oilseeds Trading Product Head, where they manage the National Oilseeds book for the UK's largest grain merchant. In this role, they utilize robust risk management and market analysis to execute a highly profitable trading book. James also oversees internal teams and maintains strategic customer relationships with key stakeholders, including the parent company, Cargill Plc. Before joining Frontier Agriculture, James worked at ToeBox Ltd as the Director of Operations from March 2017 to February 2018.
James Needham attended King Edward VI Grammar School. No further information about their education history is provided.
This person is not in any teams
Frontier Agriculture
2 followers
Frontier Agriculture is the UK's leading crop production and grain marketing business, recognised for its close customer relationships with farmers and grain consumers and its successful management of the arable supply chain. Frontier was formed in 2005 as a joint venture between Associated British Foods and Cargill plc and now turns over around £1.5 billion per annum. Frontier has 46 sites across the UK and employs more than 1,000 colleagues. Frontier’s main offices are in Perth, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Cranswick, Witham St Hughs, Diss, Sandy, Andover and Ross-on-Wye. Operating across all aspects of arable crop production and grain marketing, Frontier supplies seed, crop protection products and fertiliser to farmers, as well as providing specialist agronomy advice through our team of 140 agronomists. Frontier's grain marketing business has well-established contracts with the UK's key grain consumers, giving our farmer customers unrivalled access to end markets. Frontier has a number of divisions providing additional specialist advice to growers. These include SOYL precision crop production and Kings who are experts on game cover, conservation crops, green cover and forage crops. Frontier's mission is to be the first choice partner for crop production and crop marketing for UK farmers, and the first choice employer in UK agriculture. Frontier is also a Certified™ great place to work.