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Oxford Farming Conference 2025 (OFC25)
08 January 2025 to 10 January 2025
About Oxford Farming Conference 2025 (OFC25)
The Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) is a highlight in the farming industry calendar, bringing together people from all corners of the agricultural, rural and food sectors, generating ideas and positive solutions for the future.
OFC25 will explore how current and future farming policies provide new opportunities for farmers; how farmers can adapt, with the help of science and new practices, to the changing natural world they farm in; and how change and adversity can produce inspiring innovators and leaders who can transform people, farming and food production.
The event will be delivered as a hybrid, with the option to attend physically in Oxford or Online, with all main sessions at the Oxford Examination Schools live-streamed for media. Please note fringes, Inspiring Innovators, FW Question Time, the debate and dinners will not be available digitally.
Whether you’re a farmer, policymaker, or simply passionate about the future of food, this is an unmissable event for anyone looking to drive change and innovation in agriculture.
Key Highlights for OFC25:
Wednesday 08 January
OFC25 will start from lunchtime on Wednesday for those who wish to make the most of their ticket and experience in Oxford. A new session “Inspiring Innovators” will draw together ideas to support the future of agriculture. The OFC and Fieldwork Book Club and a Farmers Weekly Question Time will also take place on Wednesday, hosted prior to the Chairman’s Welcome Reception.
Thursday 09 January (Morning): Policy: enabling opportunity
Agricultural policy is in transition, in a world requiring increased food production, with demanding environmental priorities. This creates challenges for governments and farmers, yet also opportunities. This session will cover the major farming political update, at domestic and international levels and showcase how farming businesses are responding to these changing drivers.
Thursday 09 January (Morning): Adapting to a changing world
Seasonal extremes and climate change are testing our established farming systems. Yet technological advances and innovations are creating incredible new opportunities. This session will explore our changing natural world, how that impacts land used for farming and how today’s science can help feed tomorrow’s world.
Friday 10 January: Inspiration from change
Change and adversity can often provide the catalyst for inspirational and influential leadership to flourish. Farming produces fantastic food for increasingly health-conscious consumers. This session will showcase inspiring farmers and food businesses, and people who have seized new opportunities born out of adversity, opportunity, ambition or a simple passion for food.
OFC25 will finish at 3.00pm.
Tickets
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