The Oxford Farming Conference

Introduction

Nick Tapp

Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP

Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

Mairead McGuinness, MEP

MEP, Agriculture Committee

Hon John Luxton

Chairman Dairy New Zealand

MP Question Time

Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP, Mairead McGuinness, John Luxton, Jim McLaren

HRH Prince of Wales, Farming and Society

Peter Carruthers & Michael Winter

Dr Carruthers, Vision 37 & Prof Michael Winter, Exeter University

Tom Heap - What does the research mean to consumers

Tom Heap, BBC, Countryfile

Ian Pigott, What the research means to farmers

Ian Pigott, LEAF Demonstration farmer

Matthew Taylor, What the research means to society

Matthew Taylor, CEO, RSA

Discussion Farming and Society

Mark Lynas - A Changing Perspective

Author & Environmental Campaigner

Adrian Ivory, Chairman

Introduction

Professor Maurice Maloney

Pushing up average wheat yields: What can we achieve and how?

Mark Smith, Global Bovine Product Development & Production Director at Genus plc

Developing the right genetic stock for a different future

Jake Freestone, Farmer and Nuffield Scholar in Precision Farming

Will precision farming change the face of UK agriculture?

David Gardner, CEO of RASE

Where might science, technology and our understanding take us?

Session 3 - Technology & Innovation

Discussion

Bill Mustoe, Chairman of First Milk

Supply Chains

Martin Thorley, Merston Peters Recruitment Consultants

Managing Our Agricultural Talent

Yehuda Sprecher, Dairy Cow Housing design specialist

Finding a New Farming Paradigm

Panel session

Session 4 - Inspiration and Vision

Discussion

Charlie Russell, Scottish farmer

Introductory video at OFC 2013

Chris Philpot, Barleylands

Peter Hall, Kent fruit grower

Introductory video at OFC 2013