The Oxford Farming Conference
2018 OFC Oxford Union Debate
This House believes that by 2100 meat eating will be a thing of the past
Proposing: George Monbiot
Seconder: Philip Lymbery
Opposing: Gareth Wyn Jones
Seconder: Emily Norton
2018 Overview
2018 Politics Session
Ted McKinney USDA
Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs to United States Department of Agriculture. The session was chaired by Anna Hill.
Paolo De Castro MEP
Vice-chairman to the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and former Italian Minister for Agriculture. Session chaired Anna Hill.
Politics Session Q & A
Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Paolo de Castro MEP and Ted McKinney. Session chaired by Anna Hill.
2018 Digital Revolution Session
Kit Franklin
Lecturer in Agricultural Engineering at Harper Adams University and part of the ‘Hands-Free Hectare’ project. Session chaired by Will Surman
Digital Revolution Session Q & A
Amy Barthrope, Chris Sheldrick and Kit Franklin. Session chaired by Will Surman.
2018 Inspiring Farmers Session
Tim Papworth
Farming in Norfolk with his wider family, Tim has suffered serious injury twice in his lifetime. Once as a teenager and again in 2010 when he fell from height in a potato shed. Session chaired by Caroline Millar.
Carla Mayara Borges
A farmer and Nuffield Scholar from Chapadão do Céu, Goiás, in Brazil. She focused on how her family business has embraced change through past generations and, as a female working in Brazilian agriculture. Session chaired by Caroline Millar.
Inspiring Farmers - Q & A
Duncan McConchie, Tim Papworth & Carla Mayara Borges. Session chaired by Caroline Millar.
Duncan McConchie
Farming in a wet and isolated part of south-west Scotland, Duncan has worked with his four-generation family, farming truly challenging land in south-west Scotland to address the succession conundrum. Session chaired by Caroline Millar.
2018 Science Lecture
Professor Chris Elliot
Chris is from Queens University, Belfast, and focused on the global food supply chains, food fraud and food safety.
2018 Leadership & Influence
Professor Dieter Helm
Professor of Economic Policy at Oxford University and a specialist in energy policy, regulation and the environment. Chair of the independent Natural Capital Committee. Session chaired by Alan Laidlaw.
James Wong
A Kew-trained botanist, science writer and broadcaster. His work for the BBC includes the award-winning 'Grow Your Own Drugs'. Session chaired by Matthew Naylor.
Eve Turow Paul
Journalist and advisor, key focus on food and millennials. Session chaired by Matthew Naylor.
Eve Turow Paul Q & A
Journalist and advisor, key focus on food and millennials. Session chaired by Matthew Naylor.
2018 Birds and Bees Session
Julia Aglionby
Executive Director of the Foundation for Common Land and Chair of the Upland Alliance. Session chaired by Anna Hill.
Paul Temple
Farmer and Chairman of the AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds committee. Session chaired by Anna Hill.
Birds and Bees Q & A
Tony Juniper CBE, Mike Green, Julia Aglionby & Paul Temple. Session chaired by Anna Hill.
2018 HRH The Princess Royal
HRH The Princess Royal
HRH The Princess Royal and Honorary President of the Oxford Farming Conference
