The popular Farm Business Update meetings are returning in 2025, offering insights from expert speakers and the opportunity to network with fellow farmers.
Sessions run from 9.30am to 12.45pm, followed by a free lunch.
This year’s events include a new crop of Nuffield Scholar guest speakers, covering a range of study findings and personal career stories.
Other presentations will include Richard Wordsworth, the National Farmers’ Union’s (NFU’s) senior adviser for support schemes, on Defra’s agricultural transition plan, the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) on the rural policy landscape under the new Labour government, and FWAG (Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group) exploring how to maximise opportunities from agri-environment schemes.
There will also be water quality updates from water companies, while the Environment Agency and Catchment Sensitive Farming will be on hand to speak to farmers, along with other supporting organisations.
The events taking place in Norfolk and Suffolk are:
– January 21: Wortwell Community Centre, near Harleston. Guest speaker Lucy MacLennan will ask: “How can corporate business facilitate agricultural transition?” Details and bookings at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1079270359699
– January 22: Dereham Football Club. Guest speaker Tom Young will discuss: “Sustainable water use: Opportunities for agriculture based on cross disciplinary knowledge sharing”. Details and bookings at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1079284251249
– February 5: The Jubilee Centre, Mildenhall. Guest speaker Tom Young will discuss: “Sustainable water use: Opportunities for agriculture based on cross disciplinary knowledge sharing”. Details and bookings at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1079298443699
– February 6: Lavenham Village Hall, near Sudbury. Guest speaker Vicky Robinson will discuss: “The role of knowledge exchange in creating opportunities in agriculture”. Details and bookings at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1079301863929
Other events are also planned at Rothamsted Research in Hertfordshire, the Forest Centre in Bedfordshire and Writtle Agricultural College in Essex.
Bookings can be made via the links above or by contacting CLA East on 01638 590429 or east@cla.org.uk.
