Aim
The Northern Farming Conference aims to give farmers and those advising them information on developments across the agricultural industry and public sector to aid farm business planning over the next year and beyond.
Organising Committee
Harry Chrisp (Chair) - Chairman Northumberland FWAG and farmer near Alnwick.
Alistair Cochrane - Chairman North East CLA and Partner at Strutt & Parker, Morpeth.
George Dodds - FWAG Adviser, Northumberland.
Angus Collingwood-Cameron - North East Regional Director, CLA.
Rob Earle (Secretary) - Regional Co-ordinator, Catchment Sensitive Farming.
Andrew Robinson - Agricultural Partner, Armstrong Watson Accountants.
Speakers
Keynote Speaker:
Jim Paice MP- Minister of State for Agriculture and Food.
Peter Kendall - President, National Farmers Union
William Worsley - President, Country Land and Business Association
Robert Shiel - Agriculture Department, Newcastle University
Angus and Duncan Nelless - Northumberland Farmers
David Watson - Arable Operations Manager, Co-op Farms
Nick Allen - Sector Director, EBLEX
Andrew Robinson - Agriculture Partner, Armstrong Watson Accountants
Charles Beaumont - Farmer and Rural Entrepreneur
Poul Christensen - Chair, Natural England
Robert Campbell- Farmer, North Yorkshire
Outline of the Day
The day will be split into morning and afternoon sessions and be delivered in theatre style. Registration will begin at 0930 and the morning session will start with the Keynote Speaker at 1000. The day will be closed by Poul Christensen, Chair of Natural England, and prominent local farmer, Robert Campbell. The sessions will be chaired and speakers grouped into subject areas (future government and EU policy, farming practice considerations and the farm produce marketplace) followed by questions.
A conference pack with details of speakers, presentations and other material will be provided on the day.
Points of contact
If you have any questions that you would like the Chairman to put to one of the speakers, please email them to info@northernfarmingconference.org.uk, or include them in the registration brochure and post to - The Northern
Farming Conference, Old School, Glanton, Alnwick, Northumberland NE66 4BA. If you would like any further information, please telephone : 01665 578 681.
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