This event took place on 02 March 2023
Quiz the speakers
Fantastic opportunity to put your questions forward and hear what the speakers have to say.
A series of regional LIVE debates
Policy makers and influential figures will be talking about key agricultural topics and current affairs that are relevant to your region.
Networking opportunity
Following the event, there will be an evening drinks reception where you will have the opportunity to network with likeminded peers in the industry.
Meet the QuestionTime host
Voice of the Farmers Weekly podcast and projects editor, Johann Tasker, is taking to the stage to host our new Question Time live show.
A long-standing and integral member of the Farmers Weekly team, he has been reporting and analysing the impact of government policy on agriculture – and how it affects farm businesses – for more than 20 years.
Most recently he has led our agricultural transition and farm safety (Dying to Feed You) projects alongside production of the weekly podcast with co-host Hugh Broom.
Running order:
- Registration: 17:30
- Live QuestionTime: 18:00 - 19:15
- Drinks reception: from 19:15
Speakers
George Burgess
Prior to his current role, George was head of the Food and Drink division, with responsibilities including EU exit, Covid recovery and trade policy.
Louise Gray
Louise Gray is an environmental journalist turned award-winning author. Louise worked for The Daily Telegraph...
Nicola Holden
Nicola Holden is a Professor of Food Safety at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) with a background in bacteriology, understanding how bacteria...
Martin Kennedy
Martin is a tenant farmer in Aberfeldy, Highland Perthshire and farms with his wife Jane and three daughters. They have 600 ewes and 60 cows...
Sally Williams
Sally took a long and circuitous route into agriculture, following other career paths before ultimately choosing agriculture as the one for her.
Venue
SRUC Oatridge Campus
Ecclesmachan
Broxburn
West Lothian
Scotland
EH52 6NH
There is a large car park across from the main building.
Full details on how to travel to the venue by bus, train, taxi and car are available via SRUC.
If your application is successful, please inform us of any dietary requirements by Friday 24th January. You can contact us at Amy.Parsons-Dempster@markallengroup.com
Sponsors
Lloyds Bank
Lloyds Bank is delighted to support the Farmers Weekly Question Time. In what continues to be a challenging time for the agriculture sector, addressing the key issues and questions that farmers have, will help the sector take advantage of opportunities and achieve the best results.
You can find out more about how we are continuing to support the sector at lloydsbank.com/agriculture
AB Agri
As Britain’s farmers rise to the challenge of producing responsible, high-quality food to feed our nation - without upping the price… AB Agri is thrilled to be supporting this opportunity to discuss and debate the topics that matter most.
Pictures of the event
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FAQ's
You can submit a question whilst filling out the registration form. However, we cannot guarantee that your question will be asked as our panel selects the questions prior to the event. At the venue, you will have the opportunity to ask a question live.
Yes, but you need to inform us at least 24 hours before.
We aim to select a panel of influential figures within the agricultural industry who have a broad range of views, knowledge, and experience. Where possible we try and select panellists who are relevant to the area in which the event is taking place.
To make the audience diverse and to ensure a range of different views and opinions are reflected, we try to select audience members of varying age groups and occupations. The successful audience members will be contacted by a member of the Farmers Weekly team and asked to provide two questions for the panel.
Following the event, there will be an evening drinks reception where canapes and light refreshments will be provided.
Yes, the event is free to attend, however you do need to apply to be a member of the audience.
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