This year’s programme and line-up includes:
0830-0900 Arrival – tea/coffee
Launch of the Norfolk Rural Business Awards
Welcome/Introduction – Dr Belinda Clarke conference chair
Opening Address - Farming Minister - The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP (tbc)
Session 1 – Land Use – the environmental cost of farming
1. Professor Jules Pretty OBE – Professor of Environment and Society at the University of Essex ü
2. Craig Livingstone – Director of Farming & Estates Lockerley Estate (tbc)
3. Philip de Jong – Dutch Agricultural Attaché ü
4. Dr Lydia Smith –
Director NIAB, Project Lead: Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping (CHCx3)
Case study: Application of regenerative farming systems
Andy Cato – WildFarmed Founder - Mixed arable and livestock farmer. Grammy-nominated musician from Groove Armada. Working with farmers embracing regenerative approach to improve biodiversity and soil condition.
Session 2 – Can data enhance sustainability for UK farms?
1. Dr Tina Barsby OBE – Chair British Farm Data Council
2. David Flanders – Chief Executive Officer – Agrimetrics
3. Lee Leachman (virtual) – CEO & Partner of Leachman Cattle of Colorado, USA
Case study: impact of collaborative data sharing
Poul Hovesen and Dominic Swan – Catalyst Farming Ltd
Session 3 - Norfolk Voices for Norfolk Futures:
Presentation and session with the RNAA’s Norfolk Scholars.
Session 4 – Diet and Health – why it matters to farming
1. Sophie Throup – Head of Agriculture, Fisheries and Sustainable Sourcing Wm Morrison plc ü
2. Josiah Meldrum – Founder Hodmedod in Norfolk/Suffolk.
3. Quadram Institute (tbc)
Closing Address – A Positive Vision for the Future of Farming – Patrick Holden CBE – Founder UK Sustainable Food Trust and UK Organic Dairy Farmer ü
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