The Oxford Farming Conference
2018 OFC Oxford Union Debate
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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
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Ted McKinney USDA
Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs to United States Department of Agriculture. The session was chaired by Anna Hill.
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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.
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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
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Kit Franklin
Lecturer in Agricultural Engineering at Harper Adams University and part of the ‘Hands-Free Hectare’ project. Session chaired by Will Surman
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Digital Revolution Session Q & A
Amy Barthrope, Chris Sheldrick and Kit Franklin. Session chaired by Will Surman.
2018 Inspiring Farmers Session
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Inspiring Farmers - Q & A
Duncan McConchie, Tim Papworth & Carla Mayara Borges. Session chaired by Caroline Millar.
2018 Science Lecture
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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
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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.
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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.
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Eve Turow Paul
Journalist and advisor, key focus on food and millennials. Session chaired by Matthew Naylor.
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Eve Turow Paul Q & A
Journalist and advisor, key focus on food and millennials. Session chaired by Matthew Naylor.
2018 Birds and Bees Session
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Julia Aglionby
Executive Director of the Foundation for Common Land and Chair of the Upland Alliance. Session chaired by Anna Hill.
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Paul Temple
Farmer and Chairman of the AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds committee. Session chaired by Anna Hill.
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Birds and Bees Q & A
Tony Juniper CBE, Mike Green, Julia Aglionby & Paul Temple. Session chaired by Anna Hill.
2018 HRH The Princess Royal
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HRH The Princess Royal
HRH The Princess Royal and Honorary President of the Oxford Farming Conference