Farmers will welcome outgoing NFU Vice President & Farmer Rachel Hallos and other guest speakers to this year’s Pershore Conference.
NFU members are urged to book a place at the annual event on 16 January, organised by the Pershore and Upton NFU branch.
There will be a healthy debate on ‘farming for Profit’.
Other speakers includeÌý
- Jack Bobo - Director, Food Systems Institute, University of Nottingham
- Andy Thompson – Farm Business Consultant and International Agribusiness Leader
Delegates will be at the venue for 7.15pm so conference can start promptly at 7.30pm.
Carver Knowles, Crowthers, NFU Mutual, Oxbury Bank and Shakespeare Martineau continue as sponsors.
The conference is free to attend but places are on a first come, first served basis and to book please by clickingÌý by Tuesday 31 December 2024
After the presentations and a question and answer session, attendees will have the chance to network and refreshments can be purchased from the bar.
Meet the Speaker:
Rachel Hallos
NFU Vice President
In the last 20 years the farm has evolved from a milk producer/retailer unit, to a farm that focusses on their beef herd, hill sheep and environmental outcomes. They have also diversified with a holiday let and contracting business.
The business has grown through their ability to change and also by collaborating with their landlord on water management, heather regeneration and hay meadow restoration. Rachel takes an honest approach and has an open mind-set.Ìý
Rachel was elected to the position of NFU Vice President in February 2024.
- Workforce skills and training
- Education
- Science and research and development
- Regulation review and enforcement
- Planning, housing and rural development
- Agriculture supply relations
- Infrastructure (HS2, roads etc)
- Rural broadband and mobile communications
- Rural crime
- Water and air issues
- Organics
- Member development
- Member engagement
Sponsors:
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