The Oxford Farming Conference
Tuesday 6th January, 2015
14:30
Delegate Registration Opens
Examination Schools Foyer
15:00
Scholars' Reception
Sponsored by McDonald's
Room 6
15:15
The Oxford Farming Conference AGM
Room 8
15:30
Fringe Event - Tesco
Using our scale for good
Room 10
16:00
Fringe Event - BBSRC
Accelerating bioscience from lab to field – bringing science and farming together
Room 11
16:30
Fringe Event - Soil Association and The Woodland Trust
Britain's soil: securing farming's most precious asset
Room 14
17:00
Fringe Event - Freedom Food
Freedom Food's new consumer brand
Room 9
17:30
Fringe Event – National Centre for Universities and Business
Collaborate to Innovate
Room 10
18:00
Chairman's Reception
Sponsored by McDonald's
(by invitation only)
EAST SCHOOL, EXAMINATION SCHOOLS
18:30
Champagne Reception
sponsored by Dovecote Park
THE MARQUEE, EXAMINATION SCHOOLS
19:30
Pre Conference Dinner
Sponsored by Bidwells and Frontier Agriculture
After Dinner Speaker:
Rupert Soames, Group Chief Executive of Serco – a major services provider
NORTH SCHOOL, EXAMINATION SCHOOLS
21:45
After Dinner Bar
THE MARQUEE, EXAMINATION SCHOOLS
Wednesday 7th January, 2015
07:30
Morning Prayer
with Jerry Marshall
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CHAPEL
07:30
Delegate Registration Opens
Examination Schools Entrance
07:45
Barclays Bank Breakfast
Do farmers produce for the market or themselves?
Hosted by Martin Redfearn
ROOM 10, EXAMINATION SCHOOLS
08:45
Conference opening
Richard Whitlock, 2015 Conference Chairman
09:00
Session 1: Politics
Sponsored by Massey Ferguson
Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Truss, Defra Secretary of State
Huw Irranca Davies MP, Shadow Minister Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Stuart Agnew MEP, UKIP Agricultural Spokesperson
Richard Lochhead MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and the Environment, Scottish Government
10:00
Coffee break
(hand in of question forms)
EAST AND NORTH SCHOOLS, EXAMINATION SCHOOLS
10:40
Question Time - Politics Session
With the session speakers and chaired by Richard Whitlock
11:45
Novel food canapés
Host: Alastair Brooks
12:15
Lunch
Sponsored by Massey Ferguson
MARQUEE AND NORTH SCHOOL, EXAMINATION SCHOOLS
13:45
Frank Parkinson Lecture
Sponsored by Frank Parkinson Trust
Climate change – challenge or opportunity
Lord John Krebs, Principal, Jesus College, Oxford
14:15
Questions and discussion
14:30
Session 2: Championing the Supply Chain
Sponsored by Marks & Spencer
Chairman: John Giles
Are shorter supply chains really benefitting farmers?
Laurence Olins, Chairman of Poupart Ltd
Processing locally for global consumption
Paul Vernon, Chief Executive, Glanbia UK and N Ireland
How does the UK retail scene look against the rest of the world?
Professor Martin Hingley, Lincoln University
15:55
Questions and discussion
16:25
Close and tea
East and North Schools
16:30
Scholars Workshop (Scholars only)
Sponsored by McDonald's
17:45
The OXFORD UNION Debate
Sponsored by Birketts, Saffery Champness and Smiths Gore
"This house believes that intensive agriculture is no longer sustainable."
Proposing: Philip Lymbery
Chief Executive, Compassion in World Farming and co-author of "Farmageddon"
Seconder: Charlotte Johnston
National Federation of Young Farmer's Clubs
Opposing: Caroline Drummond MBE
Chief Executive, LEAF
Seconder: Chris Manley
National Federation of Young Farmer's Clubs
19:00
Post Debate Supper
Sponsored by Birketts, Saffery Champness and Smiths Gore
St Catherine's College
22:00
Bar opens
St Catherine's College
Thursday 8th January, 2015
07:45
Glencore Breakfast
Global Commodity Markets - a Glencore perspective
ROOM 10, EXAMINATION SCHOOLS
09:00
Session 3: Farming's Future and its Challengers
Sponsored by BBSRC
Chairman: Andrew Brown
Biodiversity: A farmer's perspective
Apollo Onyango, Kenya Horticultural Exporters Ltd
A new future for the land work
George Monbiot, The Guardian
Food Supply in the Balance: Opportunities and Threats to Production
David Caffall, Chief Executive, Agricultural Industries Confederation
10:25
Questions and discussion
11:05
Coffee break
EAST AND NORTH SCHOOLS, EXAMINATION SCHOOLS
11:35
Presentation of 2015 Oxford Research Report
Sponsored by Burges Salmon, HSBC and Syngenta
Chairman: Tina Barsby
Great British Farmers – what gives them the edge?
Graham Redman, Partner, The Andersons Centre
12:05
Questions
12:25
Science in Practice Award
Sponsored by AB Agri
12:55
Lunch
MARQUEE AND NORTH SCHOOL, EXAMINATION SCHOOLS
13:50
Session 4: Smart farming: Guardian of the environment?
Sponsored by Agrii
Chairman: Alastair Brooks
Advanced performance monitoring in livestock - new sensors & the connected farm
Dr Edmond Harty, Dairymaster
Can environmentally-friendly farming also be productive?: a scientists' view
Professor James Bullock, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Urban Agriculture, a SMART solution to complement sustainable intensification?
Kevin Frediani, Head of Sustainable Land Use, Bicton College
The power of precision agriculture - using tomorrow's tools today
Dave Nelson, Brokaw Supply Company, Iowa, USA
15:20
Questions and discussion
15:45
Chairman's Closing Remarks
Alastair Brooks offers a 2016 Conference taster
15:55
Close and Tea
19:30
Oxtail Club Dinner
WORCESTER COLLEGE
Tuesday 16th June, 2015
20:51
OFC at The Cereals Event
The lead debate at the Arable Conference at the 2015 Cereals Event, partnered by the Oxford Farming Conference.
