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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
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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