Caroline graduated from Newcastle University with a Degree in Agriculture with Hons in Agronomy. She began her career at AHDB where she worked for nine years, firstly in research communications and then as an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Crop Protection Scientist. Caroline then joined Prime Agriculture, an independent agronomy group, as a Technical Manager before joining Defra. She has now been with Defra for five years, starting in the Pesticides Hub, then moving to the Environmental Land Management (ELM) team working on content development. Within ELM she led the development of the Sustainable Farming Incentive IPM actions. Outside of Defra, Caroline works part time managing the family arable farm with her father.