WHAT’S HOLDING BACK THE NEXT GENERATION? WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER, 18.00 – 22.00 SOUTH OF ENGLAND SHOWGROUND

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South of England Showground South of England Showground Ardingly, West Sussex RH17 6TL Ardingly, West Sussex RH17 6TL www.seas.org.uk www.seas.org.uk SOUTH OF ENGLAND WHAT’S HOLDING FARMING CONFERENCE 2015 BACK THE NEXT WEDNESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 18.00 – 22.00 BOOK GENERATION? YOUR FREE PLACE TODAY www.seas.org.uk The challenges facing the next generation of farmers are CHAIR Charlotte Smith immense; challenged with feeding a growing population, Charlotte is a radio and TV presenter, the next generation will have to deal with ever increasing working on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Farming Today’ environmental restraints, growing social demands, the rise and BBC1’s ‘’. She grew up in rural Leicestershire and worked in local radio, as a of social media and the immediacy of communications, sports presenter on regional TV and for BBC productivity challenges and price volatility, to name but news, before moving into rural programmes. a few. How we have farmed in the past is not how we will Charlotte is a voluntary Director of the Oxford Farming Conference. need to farm in the future. We have an excellent panel of speakers lined up tackle this The future will require a new type of farmer, who is compelling subject including: ready and capable to face the challenges ahead; farmers Tom Rawson who are prepared to break the mould of tradition and Tom is a second generation dairy farmer from embrace the new world. The question is, where are these West Yorkshire. Established in 2010 with farmers? And what is holding back the next generation? co-director Oliver Hall, his company Evolution Farming operates as a 20 year tenancy, has a contract farming agreement and a share milking agreement milking a total of around 900 cows CONFERENCE OVERVIEW on a pasture based block calving system. To complement the 18.00 Tea and Coffee practical dairying side of the business, Evolution Farming also runs a consultancy business offering advice to a number of clients. 18.30 Welcome Charles Burgoyne Tom is also a partner in his family business, as well as being a farmer board member of AHDB Dairy and an active Nuffield Scholar. He has SEAS Trustee and Council Member travelled the world studying innovative farming systems, which has allowed him to develop his business in new and exciting ways. 18.35 Chairman’s Introduction Charlotte Smith BBC1 Countryfile & BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today Amy Jackson Having been involved in the farming industry for 18.40 Amy Jackson most of her life, spending school holidays lambing and milking and then studying at SAC 19.00 Tom Rawson and University of Aberdeen, Amy is the owner of a specialist communications business involved in 19.20 Guest speaker running successful campaigns in the agricultural sector. Amy was involved in the controversial Nocton Dairy initiative 19.40 Q&A since which one of her goals has been to separate fact from fiction about intensification of agriculture, to encourage the industry to 20.20 Finger Buffet communicate more effectively with communities and the public and to better familiarise consumers with modern farming systems.

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