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Speakers from across the country and overseas, covered some of the MOST EXCITING farming and food production initiatives of our time. Closer to home, the conference heard from young producers involved with the RNAA’s Norfolk Voices for Norfolk Futures initiative, representing the INDUSTRY'S NEXT GENERATION

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0830-0900
Arrival

with tea and coffee

session 1
0945-1055
Land Use – the environmental cost of farming

Professor Brian Reid, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation, Professor of Soil Science, UEA

session 1
0900-0910
Take your seats

Launch of the Norfolk Rural Business Awards

session 1
0945-1055
Land Use – the environmental cost of farming

Craig Livingstone, Director of Farming & Estates Lockerley Estate and Preston Farms

session 1
0910-0915
Welcome and Introduction

with Dr Belinda Clarke, Conference Chair

session 1
0945-1055
Land Use – the environmental cost of farming

Philip de Jong,
Dutch Agricultural Attaché

session 1
0915-0945
Opening Address

with The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP, Farming Minister

session 1
0945-1055
Land Use – the environmental cost of farming

Dr Lydia Smith, Director NIAB, Project Lead: Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping (CHCx3)

session 1
1115-1145
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 1
1055-1115
Break

tea
and
coffee

session 1
1145-1225
Norfolk Voices for Norfolk Futures

Discussion with the RNAA’s Norfolk Scholars
chaired by Jez Fredenburgh

session 2
1225-1230
Thoughts for the day

Rt Revd Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich

session 2
1230-1315

Break for a complimentary lunch

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1315-1415
Can data enhance sustainability for UK farms?

Dr Tina Barsby OBE,
Chair British Farm Data Council

session 3
1445-1500
Break

with tea and coffee

session 4
1315-1415
Can data enhance sustainability for UK farms?

David Flanders,
Chief Executive Officer at Agrimetrics

session 3
1500-1600
Diet and Health – why it matters to farming

Sophie Throup, Head of Agriculture, Fisheries and Sustainable Sourcing Wm Morrison plc

session 4
1315-1415
Can data enhance sustainability for UK farms?

Lee Leachman (virtual), CEO & Partner of Leachman Cattle of Colorado, USA

session 3
1500-1600
Diet and Health – why it matters to farming

Josiah Meldrum,
Founder of Hodmedod in Norfolk/Suffolk

session 4
1415-1445
Case study: impact of collaborative data sharing

Poul Hovesen and Dominic Swan,
Catalyst Farming Ltd – exploring the benefits of collaborative data sharing

session 3
1500-1600
Diet and Health – why it matters to farming

Professor Martin Warren, Head of the Food Innovation Health Programme, Quadram Institute Bioscience

session 4
1600-1630
Closing Address - A Positive Vision for the Future of Farming

Patrick Holden CBE,
Founder UK Sustainable Food Trust and UK Organic Dairy Farmer

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