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News live from the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC), the annual event which brings together the farming industry to discuss and debate the big issues in agriculture. Delegates include farmers, agribusiness, Defra politicians, scientists and scholars. You can also find news from the The Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC) on this page.

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COMMUNITY

OFC 2025: Campaigner to shine a light on food poverty

The Oxford Farming Conference returns in January , with Farmers Weekly as the media partner. Here we talk to speaker, food poverty campaigner Dominic Watters  Dominic Watters lives in Canterbury,…

OFC

OFC 2025: How gene editing in pigs can help eliminate disease

The Oxford Farming Conference returns next January with Farmers Weekly as the media partner. Farmers Weekly talks to one of the speakers, Dr Craig Lewis. The son of a pig…

OFC

OFC 2025: A message of optimism for the new year

UK agriculture is facing its biggest period of upheaval since the Second World War. Following Brexit, farmers are grappling with a series of massive policy reforms. They are now expected…

OFC

Farmers Weekly teams up with Oxford Farming Conference

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…

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OFC 2024: 'Food production and nature recovery go hand in hand'

Delegates attending the recent Oxford Farming Conference have rejected the idea that commercial farming in national parks and other protected landscapes is holding back nature recovery - the subject of…

NEWS

FW Podcast Ep 188: Is new SFI compatible with food production?

In this episode, the government unveils a big expansion of its Sustainable Farming Incentive for England – including a 10% payment hike. But is the new scheme compatible with food…

NEWS

ORFC spreads global message of hope for food and farming

Speakers at the opening plenary of the 2024 Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC) have spoken of their hope for the future of food and farming amid political uncertainty and turmoil…

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COMMUNITY

OFC 2025: Campaigner to shine a light on food poverty

The Oxford Farming Conference returns in January , with Farmers Weekly as the media partner. Here we talk to speaker, food poverty campaigner Dominic Watters  Dominic Watters lives in Canterbury,…

OFC

OFC 2025: How gene editing in pigs can help eliminate disease

The Oxford Farming Conference returns next January with Farmers Weekly as the media partner. Farmers Weekly talks to one of the speakers, Dr Craig Lewis. The son of a pig…

OFC

OFC 2025: A message of optimism for the new year

UK agriculture is facing its biggest period of upheaval since the Second World War. Following Brexit, farmers are grappling with a series of massive policy reforms. They are now expected…

OFC

Farmers Weekly teams up with Oxford Farming Conference

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…

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NEWS

ORFC spreads global message of hope for food and farming

Speakers at the opening plenary of the 2024 Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC) have spoken of their hope for the future of food and farming amid political uncertainty and turmoil…

Ag charities urge farmers to seek mental health help

Agricultural charities are urging farmers struggling with their mental health to speak up and get help during these tough times. Over the past 12 months, the UK food supply chain…

PULSES

New film links animal feed to deforestation in Brazil

A new documentary film commissioned by the Landworkers’ Alliance (LWA) will seek to raise awareness of how animal feed production is contributing to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.…

EVENTS

ORFC 2022: Rise in Covid cases forces event to go virtual

The 2022 Oxford Real Farming Conference will take place virtually in January after rapidly increasing coronavirus cases forced the cancellation of the face-to-face event. The organisers released a statement explaining…

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