Oxford Real Farming Conference 2026

About Oxford Real Farming Conference 2026

The UK’s agroecological and food sovereignty movement will gather once again in Oxford for its 17th annual Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC). The event brings together practitioners of nature-friendly farming with scientists, activists, policymakers and all those with a serious interest in shaping the future of food and agriculture.

From hands-on regenerative farming techniques to deeper debates on achieving radical food system transformation, ORFC provides a unique platform for forging alliances, exchanging knowledge and collectively working toward a fairer food and farming system. The conference is known for uniting “mud-on-the-boots” farmers and growers with pioneering thinkers at the forefront of change.

ORFC in-person tickets consistently sell out, making early booking essential. The organisers offer tiered ticketing to ensure that the event remains accessible and reflective of the diverse and radical community it represents.

Across two full days, attendees can expect more than 145 in-person talks and interactive workshops, including over 45 livestreamed sessions. The 2026 programme will feature leading voices from the front lines of farming, policy specialists, food system activists, Indigenous knowledge-holders, agroecological researchers and others driving innovation and advocacy in the sector.

Topics explored this year will include:

• Farming to Protect Rivers
• Innovations in Dual Purpose Livestock
• Crops for a Changing Climate
• The Debate on Glyphosate
• Plastic-Free Agriculture
• Migrant Landworker Rights
• Indigenous Wisdom and Growing Practices
• Financing Agroecological Farming
• Tackling Farming’s Mental Health Crisis
• Countering Corporate Power in Food Systems
• Unlocking Farm Surplus to Fight Hunger
• Solidarity with Palestinian Landworkers

An online ticket will provide access to more than 45 sessions livestreamed from Oxford, while an in-person ticket allows entry to all 145+ sessions, including recordings of the livestreamed content for later viewing.

Alongside its extensive speaker programme, ORFC will also feature social events, live music and sustainably sourced food, offering participants a rich and engaging experience both inside and outside the conference halls.

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Tickets

Please see important booking information below.

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Booking information

Ticket prices:

In-Person Ticket Tiers

• Pay-It-Forward Ticket (£375) – For those who can afford to support underrepresented groups in the food and farming movement to attend in-person on a subsidised ticket rate
• Supporter Ticket (£225) – For those who want to contribute towards supporting our amazing ORFC volunteer team
• General Ticket (£175) – For those who cannot stretch to a Supporter Ticket & are not active farmers, growers or food producers
• Farmer Ticket (£135) – For all farmers, growers, land-workers and/or food producers
• Subsidised Ticket (£95) – For students; part-time, low-waged, or unpaid workers; new entrant farmers; and all those who would not otherwise be able to attend

Online Ticket Tiers

• Online Supporter (£50.00) – For those who can afford to pay a little more to show solidarity with new entrants and low-income delegates
• Online General (£35.00) – For those who cannot stretch to a Supporter Ticket & are not active farmers, growers or food producers
• Online Farmer (£25.00) – For all farmers, growers, land-workers and/or food producers
• Online Subsidised (£15.00) – For students; part-time, low-waged, or unpaid workers; and new entrant farmers
• Online Bursary (Free) – For all delegates from majority world countries and all who would not otherwise be able to attend

Booking fees apply.

Dates & times:

Thursday 08 and Friday 09 January 2026 from 9.00am to 5.00pm

Good to know:

ORFC friends and allies are also invited to join the return of the Listening to the Land day, a collaborative gathering to explore how building a reciprocal relationship with nature can support radical food system transformation, which will be held in Oxford on 07 January 2026, one day before ORFC.