The Oxford Farming Conference
2019 Conference Highlights
Politics Session 2019
Michael Gove MP
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Session chaired by Anna Hill.
Politics Briefing Q & A
Rt Hon Michael Gove MP - Secretary of State, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Minette Batters - NFU President
Dr David Drew MP - Shadow Minister for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Dr Clive Black - Head of Research, Shore Capital Markets
An Inspirational Journey: A Personal Perspective
2019 Frank Parkinson Lecture
Future Farmers: Opportunities for Alternative Incomes
Minke Van Wingerden, Beladon, The Netherlands (Floating Farm)
Partner, Beladon (The Floating Farm), The Netherlands
Future Farmers: Opportunities for Alternative Incomes Q & A
Matthew Smith - Sheep and Red Deer farmer, North Cornwall
Stijn Baan - Koppert Cress, The Netherlands
Sir Charles Burrell - Knepp Castle Estate, West Sussex
Minke Van Wingerden - Beladon (The Floating Farm), The Netherlands
Putting Science Back into Policy
HRH, The Princess Royal
The World Beyond Brexit
The World Beyond Brexit Q & A
Barry Gardiner MP - Shadow Secterary of State for International Trade & Climate Change
Anna Hill (Chair, OFC Director)
Mark Clark - Managing Director, Grampian Growers Ltd, Montrose
Sir Lockwood Smith - New Zealand farmer, former politican and former High Commissioner to the UK
George Eustice MP - Minister of State, Department for Envrionment, Food and Rural Affairs
Union Debate 2019
This house believes the country would be better served if farmers focused on profits rather than public goods.
Proposer: Guy Smith, NFU Deputy President
Seconder: Sarah Bell, consultant and mixed farmer
Opposer: Hilary McGrady, Director-General of the National Trust
Seconder: Tom Lancaster, Principal Policy Officer for agriculture, RSPB
A radical alternative for British agriculture: a personal perspective
Personal Perspectives Q & A
Caroline Lucas MP, former Green Party Leader joined by Sir Ian Cheshire, Barclays Chairman who talked about a view from the city. See individual Q & A below.
A view from the city: personal perspective
Artificial intelligence on our farms: a personal perspective
A World of Innovation
A World of Innovation Q & A
Prof. Cristobal Uauy, Project Leader in wheat genetics and genomics at John Innes Centre
Brian Barker, AHDB Strategic Farm, Suffolk
Prof. Brendan Gilmore, Chair of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Queen’s University Belfast
Tom Allen-Stevens, Chair, OFC Director
Dr Kate Pressland, Programme Manager, Innovative Farmers
Taste and Flavour of a World of Opportunity
Ken Hom, International Celebrity Chef
Speaking ahead of a cookery demonstration from Ken Wong, part of his team.
