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National Farm Management Conference

"Towards 2013 An agriculture fit for   purpose"                                                          

    Date – Wednesday 17th November & Thursday 18th November 2010

  Venue– Barceló Walton Hall & Hotel, Nr. Wellesbourne, Warwickshire.

Wednesday 17th November : Reception from 11.00 am, Lunch from 13.00 pm

11.30

Welcome and opening remarks – Chairman: Malcolm Stansfield, Morning Session – Contributed Papers – 3 x 30 min. presentations

13.00

LUNCH – 60 mins

14.00

Session 1 –  UK / EU Agriculture in Twenty Thirteen  Chairman: Richard Clarke,

14.05

Keynote Paper "Looking to the Market for Support" Speaker: Steve Elwood, Director, Head of Food and Agriculture, Smith & Williamson

14.40

"The Dutch Outlook on European Agriculture 2020" Speaker: Dr. Ewald Wermuth, Agricultural Attaché, The Netherlands

15.10

Open Discussion Session – 30 mins.

15.40

TEA – 30 mins.

 

Session 2 – Practical Policies for Twenty Thirteen  – Chairman – Ian Ashbridge

16.10

"Reading the tea leaves - the CAP after 2013 " Speaker: Tom Hind, Head of Economics and International Affairs, NFU

16.40

"Getting the Farming Structures Right"   Speaker: William Worsley, President of CLA

17.10

Discussion Session – 20 mins.

17.30

Session Ends – followed by IAgrM AGM

20.00

Annual Dinner – Guest Speaker: Prof. David Beever

Thursday 18th November

 

Session 3 – The Geoff Alderman Memorial Lecture – Chairman – Prof. David Leaver,
President of BIAC

09.00

"Knowledge, Skills and New Technologies- essential ingredients for the future of farming"  Speaker: Prof. Ian Crute, Chief Scientist, AHDB

09.35

Discussion 15 mins

 

Session 4 – Science & Technology - Chairman - Prof. David Leaver.

09.50

"New Technologies to Benefit the UK Agri-Food Sector"
Speaker: David Gardner, Head of Fruit Operations, The Co-operative Farms.

10.20

Discussion – 10 mins.

10.30

COFFEE – 40 mins.

 

Session 5 – Training the Decision Makers for the 21st Century - Chairman – John Giles

11.10

"Higher Level Skills for Food Security: Do we have the right ingredients?" -
 Speaker: Dr. David Llewellyn, Principal, Harper Adams U.C.

11.45

"Unleashing Talent" - Speaker: Jack Ward, CEO of C&G NPTC and Chairman NFST

12.20

Discussion with both Speakers – 20 mins.

12.40
LUNCH – 60 mins.

 

Session 6 – Farm Management in Practice – Towards 2014 – Chairman – Will Gemmill

13.40

"Trying to be useful" Speaker: Guy Watson, Riverford Farms,  Devon & UK

14.15

"Watching the Knees" Speaker:  John Alvis, Alvis Bros, Cheesemakers, Somerset

14.50

Discussion with both Speakers – 20 mins.

15.10

Closing Remarks –Tim Brigstocke, new Chairman of IAgrM

15.15

TEA and Depart



 
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