Cereals 2019
Join farmers, agronomists and industry professionals on the 12th & 13th June at Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire for the arable industry’s leading technical event.
Monitor Farm Debate 2019:
Debate time - 11:30 on 12th and 13th June 2019
Location - Cereals Event, AHDB stand
Variable costs: Day 1
If yield is really king – at what cost is that?
- David Hoyles, GH Hoyles
- Andy Howard, Bockhanger Farms Ltd
Fixed costs: Day 2
Fixed costs; are you playing the long game?
- Rick Davies, Northampton Monitor Farm
- Tom Rees, Pembrokeshire Monitor Farm
- Colin Chappell, Brigg Monitor Farm
Seminar schedule 2019
Cereals AHDB Theatre – Wednesday 12 June 2019
Topic |
Timing |
Session Chair |
Welcome and Introductions Sir Peter Kendall, AHDB Chairman |
9:25 – 9:30 |
Sir Peter Kendall, AHDB Chairman |
Key-note Speaker Rt Hon Robert Goodwill MP – Agriculture Minister |
9:30 – 10:00 |
Chair: Sir Peter Kendall, AHDB Chairman |
Preparing for Change – What’s on the Horizon What is the short-term and potential long-term implications for UK farming and what can the government and industry do to safeguard the interests of UK agriculture? Speakers: Tom Hind, AHDB Chief Strategy Officer Minette Batters, NFU Robert Sheasby, AIC Paul Temple, AHDB Mike Holland, Consultant & Advisor, Agricultural Law Association |
10:00 – 10:45 |
Chair: Karl Schneider, Editor in Chief, Farmers Weekly
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Global Grain Outlook Andrée Defois President of Tallage and Managing Editor of Stratégie Grains. |
1:30 – 2:15
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Chair: AHDB, Cereals & Oilseeds Director, Martin Grantley-Smith
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Preparing for Change – How do we measure up? Panel discussion around increasing farm business productivity and benchmarking to measure success.
Speakers: Susannah Bolton, Director of KE, AHDB Oliver McEntyre, National Strategy Director, Barclays Elizabeth Warham, COO/ Head, Agri-Tech, Dept for Intl Trade Sebastian Graff-Baker, Andersons, Partner Jack Hopkins – Arable farmer |
2:15 – 3:00 |
Chair: AHDB, Cereals & Oilseeds Director, Martin Grantley-Smith |
Cereals AHDB Theatre – Thursday 13 June
Topic |
Timing |
Session Chair |
What is the market telling us? – International Grains Council
Amy Reynolds, International Grains Council Economist: global grain markets & forecast for next 5 years.
David Eudall, AHDB Head of Market Specialists: domestic market outlook for 2019/20 with area & production scenario’s.
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9:30 – 10:00 |
Chair: AHDB Head of Market Intelligence, Phil Bicknell
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How resilient is your business? We have seen over the last 12 months a highly volatile market driven by global and domestic factors. Where does the UK now stand in the global grain markets and what factors do we need to monitor for the season ahead and subsequent years?
Speakers: David Eudall, AHDB Head of Market Specialists Jonathan Arnold, Robin Appel Ltd Amy Reynolds, International Grains Council Owen Cligg, Trading Manager, United Oilseeds |
10:00 – 10:45 |
Chair: AHDB Head of Market Intelligence, Phil Bicknell |
International Best Practice: Integrated Pest Management Alison Stewart, Foundation for Arable Research, New Zealand |
1:30 – 2:00 |
Chair: Martin Grantley-Smith, AHDB Strategy Director |
The journey to Integrated Pest Management Farming is in the spotlight. Is IPM enough for farmers to demonstrate their environmental and socially responsible activities to a wider public? Speakers: Dr Jon Knight, AHDB Head of Crop Protection Emma Hamer, Senior Plant Health Advisor Sean Sparling – Chairman of AICC Neil Paveley, Director of Crop Protection, ADAS |
2:00 – 2:45 |
Chair: Martin Grantley-Smith, AHDB Strategy Director |