Managing change –farming, food and climate
Tuesday 4 February 2025, 9.00am-4.30pm
Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham DH1 1TD
Tickets: £50 (includes conference, refreshments and lunch)
If you are eligible for the Future Farming Resilience Fund discount, please email your SBI number to niab.events [at] niab.com (subject: Outlook%202025) to receive your discount code
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Last held in 2019, the Outlook Conference returns to celebrate its 40th Anniversary in 2025 and we are developing an exciting programme of speakers for the event. The Conference always generates interesting debate, featuring leading names from across our sector and is an excellent networking opportunity for farmers and industry alike.
With thanks to NatWest, our sponsor for the 2025 Conference
For further details, or sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, please contact niab.events [at] niab.com
Agenda
9:00 Coffee and registration
9:30 Welcome and introduction - Professor Mario Caccamo, CEO, Niab
9:35 Keynote presentation - Joe Stanley, Head of Sustainable Farming at The Allerton Project
Session 1
Economics and policy – where do we focus?
10:00 The current state of agricultural economics - David Eudall, Economics & Analysis Director at AHDB
10:25 Markets and finance - NatWest
10:50 A forward look at rural businesses - Kelly Hewson-Fisher, Head of Rural & Projects Research at Savills
11:15 The future of crop nutrition markets - Dr Daniel Kindred, agronomic scientist
11:40 Q&A Session - Chaired by Patrick Stephenson, Regional Agronomist at Niab
12:00 Lunch
Session 2
Principles not prescriptions
13:15 Setting the scene - principles not prescriptions - Dr Mark Fletcher, Head of Agronomy Services at Niab
13:30 Untangling carbon, soil health and farming - Dr Elizabeth Stockdale, Head of Farming Systems Research at Niab
13:55 Creating resilience in tackling crop disease - Professor Fiona Burnett, Professor of Applied Plant Pathology and Head of Knowledge Exchange at SRUC
14:20 The future of agricultural technology - Clive Blacker, Director, Agrivation
14:45 Putting theory into practice - Tony Bell, Managing Partner, WJ Bell & Co.
15:10 Q&A Session Chaired by Patrick Stephenson
15:30 Closing remarks - Professor Mario Caccamo
15.45 Refreshments and close