Christmas is coming and what does the industry want to see Santa deliver for agri-tech? We’ll be hearing from experts from the plant breeding, agronomy and agri-engineering industries about what they would like to see being routinely adopted by farmers and growers to help make them more profitable, productive and sustainable. It might be the banishing of panto villain Count Blackgrass from the kingdom, or access to a handful of seeds to grow a beanstalk that fixes nitrogen AND gives great yields. Or would you prefer to sleep for 100 years while your farm runs via the Internet of Things?!
16:00 Registration and Coffee
16:30 Welcome and Introduction – Robert Sheasby, Regional Director, National Farmer’s Union
16:45 The Crop Breeder – Penny Maplestone, CEO, British Society of Plant Breeders
17:05 The Agronomist – Jack Harris, Precision Farming Specialist, Agrovista
17:25 The Agricultural Engineer – Ruth Bailey, Director General/CEO, Agricultural Engineers Association
17:45 Panel Session
18:15 Workshop Discussion
19:00 Networking
19:30 Event close and depart
Date:
Wednesday, 14 December, 2016 - 16:00 to 19:30
Event location:
Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association, Dereham Road, Norwich NR5 0TT