The Oxford Farming Conference

A Climate of Change: Agriculture - the solution not the problem

A Climate of Change: Agriculture - the solution not the problem

Speakers:
* Professor Myles Allen - Professor of Geosystem Science & Leader of the Climate Research Programme
* Professor Richard Pywell - Senior Principal Scientist at the NERC Centre for Ecology
* Andrew Voysey - Head of Business and Government Solutions at Soil Capital

Chair: Andrew Pitts, OFC Director and Farmer

SPECIAL OFC Bitesize in partnership with Defra

Roadmap for the transformation of farm support

Envrionment Secretary, George Eustice MP
Independent panel questions
Audience questions

Host: Sarah Mukherjee

OFC Chairman: Sally Williams

Farmers in Global Competition

Farmers in Global Competition

Speakers:
Tony Abbott – former Prime Minister of Australia, appointed adviser to UK Board of Trade
Minette Batters – President, National Farmers Union

Chair: MD of Hugh Lowe Farms Ltd and OFC Director, Marion Regan

The Paradox of Plenty

The Paradox of Plenty

Speakers :
* Chandrashekhar Bhadsavle, Farmer in India
* Daniel McGahey, Senior Environmental and Social Scientist at Earth Systems
* Konrad Brits, Chief Executive Officer at Falcon Coffees Limited

Chair: OFC Director and Chief Executive of IEMA, Sarah Mukherjee

The World, Its Food and My Farm

The World, Its Food and My Farm

Speakers :
* Terri Sarch, UK Ambassador to the UN Food and Agriculture Agencies in Rome
* Robynne Anderson, President of Emerging Ag
* Caroline Drummond, Chief Executive of Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF)

Chair: OFC Director and food safety and nutrition consultant, Alo Solutions, Barbara Bray

The Case for Expansion

The Case for Expansion

Speakers:
Managing Director, Grosvenor Farms, Mark Roach
Arable Manager, Grosvenor Farms, Charlie Steer

Chair: OFC Director, Tom Levitt

Towards Greater Self Sufficiency

Towards Greater Self Sufficiency

Speakers:
Prof. of Food Policy at London’s City University Prof. Tim Lang
Strategy and Policy Director at Soil Association Joanna Lewis
Agro-Ecological Farmer, George Young
CEO at RSPB Rebecca Speight

Chair: OFC Director, and Associate Director Farming and Land Use at Soil Association, Liz Bowles

The Business Organisation of Farming

Business Organisation of Farming

Speakers:
- CEO of the Tenant Farmers Association George Dunn
- Institutional Agricultural Investor and Nuffield Scholar Angus Selby
- Scottish Land and Estates CEO Sarah-Jane Laing
- Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon

Chair: OFC Director and Head of Rural Research at Savills UK, Emily Norton

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OFC25 will take place from 8th to 10th January 2025, in Oxford and Online.

In-person tickets have now sold out, but you can still join us, virtually, via our digital ticket. View the programme, speakers and more information in our dedicated conference section.

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