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11/12/2006
Great North Meet calls for farmers to grasp and exploit emerging opportunities
Great North Meet organiser the Royal Agricultural Society of England is calling for all farmers to follow the lead set by those who have successfully embraced change, ahead of the event sponsored by Nat West, which takes place on Tuesday 6th February 2007 in Harrogate.
Mike Keeble, spokesman for the conference, said: "The Great North Meet will blow away all the talk about no young entrants, and the apathy that rattles around the business. This conference will focus on the trail blazers, whose novel ideas are changing the face of farming. More farmers need to ask themselves: 'isn't it time I did the same?'"
The conference will be launched with a key note address from Agriculture Minister Lord Rooker who will give his vision for the future. This will be followed by exemplars of young farmers who have already seized the initiative and developed successful businesses in their own rights.
The programme includes talks from David and Richard Findlay, whose methods are changing the face of upland farming, and students from Bishop Burton College, who have been analyzing Northern England's farming, armed with new ideas, new skills and new solutions. The sessions will be chaired by Iain Ferguson (CEO of Tate and Lyle) whose wise and varied experience will guide the attendees through the various routes.
Sir Ben Gill, who helped put together the programme, said: "The Great North Meet sets out to positively approach the exploitation of the varied opportunities that change is creating. This is particularly important for farmers in the North of England which is an area of the World likely to suffer much less than most from the effects of climate change and hence one which will need to be used to maximum potential to provide for the varied needs of society in the years to come. This is an opportunity that thinking farmers cannot afford to miss."
For more information and to book visit http://www.greatnorthmeet.co.uk or call 024 7685 8303.
Mike Keeble, spokesman for the conference, said: "The Great North Meet will blow away all the talk about no young entrants, and the apathy that rattles around the business. This conference will focus on the trail blazers, whose novel ideas are changing the face of farming. More farmers need to ask themselves: 'isn't it time I did the same?'"
The conference will be launched with a key note address from Agriculture Minister Lord Rooker who will give his vision for the future. This will be followed by exemplars of young farmers who have already seized the initiative and developed successful businesses in their own rights.
The programme includes talks from David and Richard Findlay, whose methods are changing the face of upland farming, and students from Bishop Burton College, who have been analyzing Northern England's farming, armed with new ideas, new skills and new solutions. The sessions will be chaired by Iain Ferguson (CEO of Tate and Lyle) whose wise and varied experience will guide the attendees through the various routes.
Sir Ben Gill, who helped put together the programme, said: "The Great North Meet sets out to positively approach the exploitation of the varied opportunities that change is creating. This is particularly important for farmers in the North of England which is an area of the World likely to suffer much less than most from the effects of climate change and hence one which will need to be used to maximum potential to provide for the varied needs of society in the years to come. This is an opportunity that thinking farmers cannot afford to miss."
For more information and to book visit http://www.greatnorthmeet.co.uk or call 024 7685 8303.
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