Seminar Timetable
| 9am | Food, Farming and Finance |
| Chairman: | Neil Shand |
| Speakers: |
Sir Mark Spencer MP, Minister of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries Daniel Zeichner MP, Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Tim Farron MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Prys Morgan, Livestock Procurement Director, Kepak |
| 10.30am | Farmers Weekly State of the Industry Survey |
| Chairman: | Andrew Meredith |
| Speakers: |
John Powell, Head of Agriculture Sectors Team. Meleri Griffith, Ireland and UK Growth manager, Herdwatch Sarah Haire, Head of Agriculture, Dunbia Tom Spears, Field Representative, KW Feeds Stuart Duff, Field Representative, KW Feeds Ben Harman, Beef Farmer and Vice Chair of the NBA |
| 12pm | Building Bridges from Farm Gate to Basket |
| Chairman: | Alice Swift |
| Speakers: |
Steve McLean, Head of Agriculture and Fisheries, M & S Food Chris Brown, Senior Director Sustainable Supply Chain, Asda Joseph Keating, Senior Agriculture Manager, Co-op Nick Rose, Buying Director, Aldi Laurie Ibbotson, Commercial Director, Dovecote Park |
| 2pm | Sucklers Without Subsidy |
| Chairman: | Amy Hughes |
| Speakers: |
Claire Beaumont, Beef farmer, Gowbarrow Hall Farm, Cumbria Ruari Martin, Beef farmer, Castletown Estates, Cumbria Andrew Robinson, Armstrong Watson, Northern England. |
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In a world without Basic Payment Scheme, is there a place within a financially sustainable farming business for suckler cattle, or are they just part of our land management toolkit? |
