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CropTec 2024 Conference programme

Visiting CropTec gives you an exclusive opportunity to gain valuable insights from esteemed experts. Industry leaders, government bodies and farmers bring their extensive knowledge and experience in arable farming to our conferences and workshops, providing practical advice and invaluable expertise. 

You’ll leave the event with actionable advice to both improve your farm and also prepare for the future. 

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Day One

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Knowledge

 

 

    • Knowledge
    The Knowledge Theatre
    • NFU priorities and objectives
    • Working with a new Labour government
    • Coming together to support UK farmers and growers
    • Knowledge
    The Knowledge Theatre
    • Launch of 2025 Descriptive List for peas and beans
    • Crop protection - opportunities and challenges
    • Optimising herbicide application for peak crop performance
    • Knowledge
    The Knowledge Theatre

    Speakers and industry experts share their learnings of different farming practices and innovations from around the world and how they can benefit UK agriculture.

    • Black soldier fly farming around the world, David Tavernor
    • 11 months, 1 industry, 6 continents, Wallace Currie
    • Explore large-scale farming in Argentina, Felipe Harrison
Profit

 

 

    • Profit
    The Profit Theatre
    • Overview and guidance, DEFRA
    • Assessing the impact of the SFI on farm businesses, AHDB
    • SFI for underwriting positive farm business decisions, Ben Taylor-Davies, Townsend Farm, Ross-on-Wye
    • Profit
    The Profit Theatre
    • Women in Farming
    • Surveying future skills and traning needs for tech and innovation
    • Farming Community Network Panel - Assessing well-being impact of Harvest '24 and how to prepare for the future

Day Two

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Innovation

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HORSCH

    • Innovation
    The Innovation Theatre
    • Collaborative R&D and new technologies to support the change to more sustainable crop production
    • Biologicals Benefits for Broadacre
    • A deep dive into Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)
    • Innovation
    The Innovation Theatre
    An interactive session exploring innovation for the future of arable and making sure it delivers in practice
Knowledge

 

 

    • Knowledge
    The Knowledge Theatre
    • Discovering the TRUTH about soil, BOFIN
    • My transition from conventional broad acre farming to mixed farming ten years in... Tim May, Kingsclere Estate
    • The weatherproof farm, Niels Corfield
    • Knowledge
    The Knowledge Theatre
    • Effective drainage and irrigation
    • Farmer case study on improving on-farm water management 
    • Relationship between farming and water efficiency
Profit

 

 

    • Profit
    The Profit Theatre
    • Finance in a changing agricultural world
    • Tax planning on new machinery and kit
    • Practical steps to boost resilience
    • Profit
    The Profit Theatre
    • What's driving grain prices? 
    • Fertiliser markets and forward planning 
    • Consumer habits and future trends

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