A FORMER chairman of Shropshire Young Farmers has been appointed as a senior auctioneer at Oswestry Livestock Auctions (OLA).

Chris Potter, 30, took up his post on the rostrum at Oswestry’s historic weekly market on Monday, March 4, and will be responsible for driving sales across all sections.

He admitted he was delighted to have started working at such a prestigious place.

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“I’m very excited to bring my auctioneering skills into Oswestry’s legendary livestock market,” said Chris.

“As a farmer’s son, I’ve been penning sheep and clerking in the region’s markets since I was a young lad.

“I’m looking forward to forging productive relationships with Oswestry Livestock Market’s cross-border farming community and growing the market’s throughput across all sections.”

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Chris is well known among the Shropshire and Welsh border farming communities, having farmed in the region since leaving North Shropshire’s agricultural college at Walford.

He brings significant knowledge and expertise to OLA’s marketing and trading operations having spent all his adult life working in and around local livestock markets, covering calf, sheep and agricultural machinery and chattels sales.

An award-winning fieldsman, he is a past winner of the YFC Stockman of the Year and spent two shearing seasons in New Zealand.