Oxford Farming Conference
The Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) is an annual conference for the UK's farmers that takes place in Oxford, United Kingdom, in the first week of January.
The 72nd annual conference will run from 3–5 January 2018 at University of Oxford's Examination Schools, in the High Street, central Oxford. The theme “Embracing Change” will be explored and discussed by visionary speakers from around the world, many who have tackled both personal and professional adversity. Digital opportunities, policy mindset and change, and disruptive business models will be three key topics at the 2018 event.
Speakers in the past have included (listed in their role at time of conference):
- Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Hilary Benn,
- chief scientist of the UK government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Professor Robert Watson
- NFU President Peter Kendall
- RT Hon Owen Paterson MP
- Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs RT Hon Elizabeth Truss MP
- Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), George Eustice MP
- Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs Wales, Lesley Griffiths
- Director General of the National Trust, Dame Helen Ghosh
- Chief Strategy Officer AHDB, Tom Hind
The OFC has been mentioned in the long-running BBC Radio 4 series, The Archers.[1]
References
- ↑ Oxford Farming Conference Archived 2008-06-28 at the Wayback Machine., The Archers, BBC Radio 4, 3 January 2008.
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