The Oxford Farming Conference
Opening Session
Opening Keynote Speaker
Politics Session
Huw Irranca Davies MS
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government
Devolved Panel Q & A
Huw Irranca Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government.
Dame Angela Eagle MP, Minister of State, Defra.
Andrew Muir MLA, Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland.
Jim Fairlie MSP, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity, Scottish Government.
OFC26 Report
OFC26 Report Panel with Q&A
Dr Louise Manning, Managing Director at LJM Associates Ltd & Report Author. George Collinson, Consultant at Collison and Associates Limited. Martin Hanson, Head of Agriculture at HSBC. Rob Shepherd, Farmer and Conservationist at Allenford Farms.
Growing Trade Resilience
Growing Trade Resilience - Panel Discussion
Rizvan Khalid Managing Director at Euro Quality Lambs. Emily Weaver Roads, Interim International Director for the Scotch Whisky Association. Alistair Carmichael, Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee. Gail Soutar, Head of Trade & Business Strategy at National Farmers Union.
The Future of Farming
Future of Farming Q&A
Jack Bobo, Executive Director at UCLA Rothman Family Institute for Food Studies. Laura Lukasik, Founder and President of Numen Bio. Mike Rivington, Senior Scientist at James Hutton Institute.
Lessons in Lean
David Crowfoot and Dan Humphries
David Crowfoot, Director/Lean Specialist at Footwork First Limited. Dan Humphries, Director of Cowzen (Dairy Insight).
Being Human in a Changing World
OFC Honorary Patron
OFC Union Debate
OFC Union Debate
Motion: "This house believes that in the next 90 years farming will become a one day-a-week job". Proposers: Elliott Grant, Visiting Fellow from Cambridge University's Institute for Manufacturing, and Kate Russell, Managing Director at Tellus Natural Capital. Opposers: Food, Farming and Countryside Commission CEO Sue Pritchard, and Dairy Industry Consultant at Owen Farm Services, Tracey Roan.
Resilient Roots
Resilient Roots Q & A
Molly Vasanthakumar, Programs Manager at Stockfree Farming, and Kumar Vasanthakumar, Farmer and Chef, Kumar's Dosa Bar and Farm.
Growing Farmers
Growing Farmers Panel
Simon King, Farm Manager at J Wharton (Agriculture) Ltd. Ben Martin, Business Owner at Thrive In Farming. Stuart Armitage, Farm Manager at The Warriner School Farm. Martha Headley, Commercial Manager at Withernay Ltd.
Inspiring Farmers
Inspiring Farmers Q&A
Douwe Korting, Developer, Guide and Communicator for Sustainable Food and Farming Systems. Richard Palmer, Managing Director at Willisbrook Orchards. Rachel Harries, Farmer at R & KR Harries.
Dominic Watters
Closing Keynote
OFC26 Chair Closing Address, and OFC27 Chair Intro
Closing Address
OFC26 Chair Jude McCann closes the 2026 Oxford Farming Conference, themed "Growing Resilience", and introduces OFC27 Chair Sheena Horner.
Partner Sessions
Farming Profitability: Place-based innovation and investment for resilience.
Niab, and Growing Kent and Medway
Inspiring Innovators, with OFC and McCain
James Stretton, Just Farm. Isaac Orr, Pneumonitor. Helen Wyman, Twocan Mentor. Thomas McVeigh, Copperfield Enterprises.
