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The Wynnstay plc sponsored on-farm event will promote the crucial role of farmers in Wales in producing high quality food alongside protecting, maintaining and enhancing the farmed environment, along with underpinning our rural communities and the Welsh language.
The event will begin with tea and coffee at 10am and will be hosted at Glan Elan, Cwmdauddwr, Rhayader, LD6 5HG by kind permission of the Lewis family.
Sustainable farming in practice
The fourth Sustainable Farming Conference hosted by NFU Cymru will promote the crucial role of farmers in Wales producing high quality climate-friendly food and fibre alongside protecting, maintaining and enhancing the environment and delivering wider social and cultural benefits and will include a focus on:
- Sustainable livestock systems with keynote speaker Professor Michael Lee, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Harper Adams University
- Building sustainable supply chains for food and fibre - with a panel of supply chain representatives
- Sustainable farming in practice - with a farmer panel highlighting the economic, environmental, social and cultural contribution of farming to Wales
Also, weather permitting, there will be a short farm walk, including the common land grazing, so members are asked to bring appropriate footwear.
Keynote speaker
Michael Lee
Deputy Vice Chancellor, Harper Adams University
He has published over 375 research articles and papers including articles in Nature and Science. He was awarded the Sir John Hammond Memorial Prize in 2015 for services to Animal Science and fellowships of the Royal Societies of the Arts and Biology in 2019 and 2023, respectively. He was also awarded Associateship of the Royal Agricultural Societies in 2023 and Fellowship of the Royal Agricultural Society of England in 2024. He served on Presidents of the British Society of Animal Science from 2018-2022 and was a Trustee of the society for 12 years. In August 2019, he was elected President of the European Federation of Animal Science Livestock Farming Systems Commission.
He represents the UK on Animal Task Force, a Public-Private think-tank informing the EU parliament in Brussels and is co-chair of the UK Universities Climate Network – Net Zero group. In 2023 he was selected to join a Technical Advisory Group of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Prof Lee also sits on the BBC’s Rural Affairs Committee, the Agriculture Advisory Group convened by the UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) and the Scientific Council of the World Farmers Organization (WFO).
Agenda
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10.00am |
Tea/coffee on arrival |
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10.30am |
Welcome Aled Jones, NFU Cymru President |
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10.35am |
Welcome to Glan Elan Rob Lewis |
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10.45am |
President’s Address Aled Jones, NFU Cymru President |
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10.55am |
Keynote speaker – Sustainable Livestock Systems Professor Michael Lee, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Harper Adams University Q&A chaired by NFU Cymru President, Aled Jones |
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11.45am |
Building Sustainable Supply Chains Andrew Hogley, Chief Executive Officer, British Wool Liz Rees, Lamb Supply Chain Manager, Pilgrim's UK Lamb Ltd Bryn Hughes, National Sheep & Beef Specialist, Wynnstay Q&A chaired by NFU Cymru Deputy President, Abi Reader |
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12.15pm |
Political perspective James Evans MS, Shadow Minister for Farming, Food and Rural Affairs Q&A chaired by NFU Cymru President, Aled Jones |
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12.30pm |
Sustainable Farming in Practice Emlyn Roberts (Meirionnydd) Naomi Williams-Roberts (Monmouthshire) Rhidian Glyn (Montgomeryshire) Q&A chaired by Kath Whitrow, Chair NFU Cymru LFA Board |
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1.00pm |
Summing up and thanks Hedd Pugh, Chair NFU Cymru Rural Affairs Board |
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1.05pm |
Lunch |
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2.00pm |
Farm Tour – led by Rob Lewis |
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4.00pm |
Depart |
Pre-booking is essential. The conference is free for NFU Cymru members and stakeholders to attend. Lunch will be provided. NFU Cymru members can register here (you will be asked to log in)
Alternatively, you can call the office on 01982 554200 or email [email protected]
NFU Cymru Sustainable Farming Conference - Register here
