UK -Lincolnshire farmer Meryl Ward has announced she will be standing down as chair of AHDB Pork at the end of March, after two years in the role.Meryl, who with her husband, Steve, runs a 2,200-sow pig unit alongside a large arable enterprise and successful farm shop and restaurant, said her decision was based on the workload involved and the consequent impact on her own business.Her term of office comes to an end in March 2017 and she will not be putting herself forward for another term as chair or as part of the board.Meryl said it was a ‘real privilege’ to have contributed to AHDB and led the pork sector board.“I appreciate the hard work and commitment that the pork board and all the staff has put in over the challenging last 18 months of the AHDB restructure,” she said.

　　来自林肯郡的农场主梅里尔·沃德(Meryl Ward)刚刚宣布，她将在三月末辞去历任两年的英国农业及园伊⒅猪肉委员会主席。梅里尔和她的丈夫史蒂夫一起，开了一家拥有2200头母猪的猪场，还有一个大型种植园和一家十分成功的农庄商店及餐厅，她说：“辞职是根据她现在负担的工作量，和自己生意在日后产生的影响而决心的。”她的办公室生涯将在2017年三月结束，将不会再担任另一个类如主席或者协会重要岗位之类的职务。”她还说：“能够为英国农业及园伊⒅做出奉献，并领导猪肉行业委员会真的荣幸之至。猪肉委员会与全体员工在ADHB重组最后18个月中迎难而上，我深刻咀嚼到了他们工作的艰辛与允诺的不易。”