The Oxford Farming Conference

This house believes the demise of the family farm has been greatly exaggerated

Proposers: Jyoti Fernandes and Paul Kelly Opposers: Joe Stanley and John McCallister

Proposers:

  • Jyoti Fernandes - agroecological farmer based in Dorset, and chair and campaigns coordinator of Via Campesina & Land Worker's Alliance.
  • Paul Kelly - managing director, Kelly's Turkeys in Essex.

Opposers:

  • Joe Stanley - Head of Training and Partnerships at the Game and Wildlife Trust’s Allerton Project.
  • John McCallister - Head of the Land Mobility Programme, YFCU and Ulster Farmers’ Union and farming in County Down.

Chair:

  • 2021 OFC Conference Chair, Sally Williams