2022 Conference Timetable

East of England Farming Conference: ‘Greener & Leaner: Growing Resilience in a Changing Landscape’.

The East of England Agricultural Society and their Farming Conference Committee looks forward to welcoming you to the Peterborough Arena on Thursday 17th November 2022. See below our running order for the day.

Timings and order of the speakers may be subject to change. This will be kept updated and we suggest you also follow the event on Twitter .

TIME Greener & Leaner – Growing Resilience in a Changing Landscape
08:30 Event Opens
08:45 Registration Opens
09:20 Welcome and Introduction by EoEFC Chairman, Tom Martin, Chairman of The East of England Farming Conference and Founder of Farmer Time
09:30 SESSION 1: The Policy & Leadership Session – Chaired by Joe Stanley, Head of Training & Partnerships, GWCT Allerton Project
Speaker 1 – Lord Curry of Kirkharle, Kt CBE
Speaker 2 – Mark Tufnell, President, Country Land & Business Association
Speaker 3 – Jennifer Butcher, Head of Commercial Responsibility AB Agri
10:05 Discussion
10:45 Morning Break
11:30 SESSION 2: Skills Masterclass – Introduced by Tom Martin
Speaker 4 – Rick Clark, Regenerative Farmer from Warren County, Indiana, USA
12:45 Lunch a hot meal will be served reflecting #BACK BRITISH FARMING
14:00 SESSION 3: The Practical Session
Input use efficiency & the road to Net Zero – Chaired by Teresa Meadows, Head of Environment, Audit & Public Affairs, BASIS
Speaker 5 – Dr Christina Baxter, Senior Crop Research Scientist, ADAS YEN Zero
Speaker 6 – Hugh Martineau, Head of Sustainability, Map of Ag
Speaker 7 – Will Oliver, Farmers Weekly Arable Farmer of the Year 2022 &NFU East Mids Crops Board Vice Chair
Speaker 8 – Jack Pearce, Director at Alfred G Pearce
14:45 Discussion
15:15 Conference close and thanks
15:30 Drinks reception

The event closes at 16.00, where we wish you a safe journey home and look forward to welcoming you back to the 2023 East of England Farming Conference.

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