Farmers Weekly teams up with Oxford Farming Conference
© OFC Farmers Weekly is pleased to announce that it is now the official media partner for the Oxford Farming Conference for 2025, offering enhanced editorial content before, during and after the conference.
The package will include a comprehensive preview of what’s to come at next January’s event, in-depth coverage of the issues shaping the future of farming, and a special edition of the Farmers Weekly podcast.
See also: Find all our past OFC coverage in one place
A central feature of the partnership will be the Farmers Weekly Question Time.
Taking place on Wednesday 8 January from 4.30-5.30pm, the session will convene a distinguished panel of thought leaders and policymakers to debate the pressing issues likely to define agricultural policy in 2025.
Topics will include the implications of water quality campaigns for farmers, strategies to address significant reductions in legacy area payments, and the challenges posed by evolving land use policies.
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Additionally, the panel will explore potential changes to direct support in the devolved nations and identify emerging voices poised to influence the sector.
The panel will include Graham Wilkinson, CEO of AHDB; Alice Groom, head of sustainable land management at RSPB; Matt Lobley, professor of rural resource management at Exeter University; Henry Tufnell, MP for South Pembrokeshire; and Minette Batters, crossbench peer in the House of Lords.
Collaboration
Geoff Sansome, OFC chairman, said: “This collaboration not only broadens the reach of the conference, but also enriches the content available to our delegates and the wider farming community.
“Our aim is to foster a vibrant platform for debate and innovation.”
Andrew Meredith, editor of Farmers Weekly, added: “I’m delighted that the longstanding relationship between the OFC and Farmers Weekly is being strengthened.
“Both have a mandate to help farmers tackle change and find opportunities in the rural economy, and we are going to relish working together to help delegates start 2025 with a bang.”
As the premier event in the UK’s agricultural calendar, the OFC continues to provide a vital platform for dialogue and innovation in farming.
More information about the conference, which runs from 8-10 January and will address the theme “Facing Change, Finding Opportunity”, is available online. where you can also book tickets.