A CATTLE farmer from Almeley has become a chartered surveyor after making the grade in style.

Andrew Edwards has become a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) after passing his final exam.

Mr Edwards ticked all the right boxes in the assessment of professional competence and passed at the first attempt.

Andrew is well-known in Herefordshire farming circles as assistant secretary to the Hereford Grassland Society.

He also keeps pedigree Shorthorn Cattle and is actively involved with the family’s beef and dairy farm.

Mr Edwards joined Sunderlands and Thompsons in 2005 and received training from Peter Kirby and Andrew Lyke.

The graduate is part of the firm’s rural professional team and was congratulated by the latter for his welldeserved success.