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The 2010 Conference will be held on 4/5/6 January 2010 at the Oxford University Examination Halls. Programme details are as follows. To download a booking form click here . Tickets for 2008 and 2009 were sold out by the end of November, so we would encourage you to book early if you are planning to come to Oxford 2010. The themes for 2010 will focus on preparing for the world as we start to move out of recession, and will look at issues important to UK agriculture as it does so. The sessions will be: Monday 4th January 2010| | | Venue | 15.00 | AGM of the Oxford Farming Conference | The Examination Schools, Oxford University | 16.00 | Delegate registration opens | The Examination Schools Foyer | 17.15 | The Environment Agency and Natural England Forum - 'Farming and the Environmen: A progressive partnership
All delegates welcome to join this joint event organised and presented by the Environment Agency and Natural England. Refreshments will be available. | The Examination Schools, Rooms 10 and 11
| | | | | 18.00 | Speakers', Scholars' and Sponsors' ReceptionSponsored by McDonald's
| The Examination Schools, Rooms 14 and 15
| 18.30 | Champagne ReceptionSponsored by Agrovista | East School
| 19.30 | Pre-Conference Dinner - with after dinner speaker Dr. Vince Cable MP
Sponsored by The Co-operative | The Examination Schools
| 22.00 | A bar will be open following the Pre-Conference Dinner | The Examination Schools
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Tuesday 5th January 2010| | | Venue | 7.30 | Morning Prayer with Reverend Gordon Gatward | University College Chapel | 8.45 | Opening session: Policies fit for purpose - setting the political and financial sceneChairman: Heather Peck | The Examination Schools | | | The Future of FoodRt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | | | | A new age of agricultureNick Herbert MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | | | | Food for the world - the role for British farmersPhil Bloomer, Director, Campaigns and Policy Division, Oxfam | | 10.30 | Coffee breakYorkshire Tea is sponsoring the tea at Oxford 2010 | | 11.00 | Future challenges for the CAPDr. Cees Veerman, Professor Wageningen University and Tilburg University, The Netherlands | | | | Markets and prices in the global economyJohn Parker, Globalisation Editor, The Economist | | 12.20 | Lunch | | 14.00 | Session 2: Risk, Resilience and RewardChairman: Campbell Tweed | | | | Getting it right at Keralla DownsDavid Brownhill, farmer from Australia | | | | From the Kerry Farm to the global consumerStan McCarthy, CEO, Kerry Foods | | | | Food safety and supply - present and future challengesProfessor Patrick Wall, School of Public Health and Population Science, University College, Dublin | | 16.00 | Session close and teaYorkshire Tea is sponsoring the tea at Oxford 2010 | | 18.00 | Oxford Union Debate. The Motion: This House beleives that all farmers should retire at 60Proposing: Joanne Moss, Barrister, Falcon Chambers Seconding: Douglas Jackson, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Chairman, NFYFC Opposing: Andrew Densham CBE, Chairman, RABI Seconding: Katherine Sealy, South West NFYFC NFU Representative The Oxford Union Debate is sponsored by Birketts LLP, Saffery Champness and Smiths Gore and supported by the Guild of Agricultural Journalists.
| The Oxford Union | 19.30 | Post-Debate SupperSponsored by Birketts LLP, Saffery Champness and Smiths Gore | Christ Church College |
Wednesday 6th January 2010 | | | Venue | 8.50 | Session 3: The scientific solution Chairman: Will Gemmill | The Examination Schools | | | Frank Parkinson Lecture - The key issues for agricultural scienceProfessor John Beddington, Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government | | | | Food supply and New Zealand's strategic response Dr Andrew West, CEO AgResearch, New Zealand | | 10.05 | Coffee BreakYorkshire Tea is sponsoring the tea at Oxford 2010 | | 10.35 | Future needs of agricultural science - the research findingsFacilitated by Professor David Leaver Future Needs of Agricultural Science – exclusive research gathering the views of the food and farming industry into future agricultural science requirements. The research is kindly supported by Volac and the BBSRC and conducted by the IGD and Precision Prospecting. | | | | Building a profitable livestock business with minimal environmental impactAdrian Ivory, livestock farmer, Scotland | | | | Science in practice for seasonal crop productionFiona Lamotte, Managing Director, Scotherbs | | 12.00 | Lunch | | 13.30 | Session 4: Passing the baton - managing successionChairman: Jack Ward This session is sponsored by Waitrose | | | | Facilitator: Peter Leach, Managing Director, Peter Leach LLP | | | | The family business and succession challengesGrant Gordon, The Institute for Family Business | | | | Putting the succession challenge into an agricultural contextDr Matt Lobley, Assistant Director, Centre for Rural Policy Research, Exeter University | | | | Getting the next generation involvedThe Mercer family | | 16.00 | Conference close with TeaYorkshire Tea is sponsoring the tea at Oxford 2010 | | 19.30 | The Oxtail Club Dinner | Worcester College |
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