The event, which will be held at Pant Farm, Llanvetherine, Abergavenny NP7 8RH by kind permission of the Yeomans family, is set to showcase farmers’ work feeding the nation, enhancing the farmed environment and contributing to the vitality of their local communities.
Attendees will hear insights from industry experts, receive lunch and undertake a tour of the 160-hectare mixed farm. Attendance at this year’s conference will also count towards one hour of the Sustainable Farming Scheme CPD training for Universal Action 4.
Keynote speakers
NFU Cymru is delighted to welcome keynote speakers Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability, Llyr Gruffydd MS, and Ian Marshall OBE, from Queen’s University Belfast.
A former President of the Ulster Farmers’ Union, Ian Marshall is Head of Business Development and Policy at the Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy, where he facilitates strategic connections between research, industry, and government on renewable energy, decarbonisation, and the green circular bioeconomy.
All female farmer panel
The on-farm conference will also feature an all-female farmer’s panel sharing insights into their businesses and sustainable farming practices.
The session, chaired by NFU Cymru LFA Board Chair Kath Whitrow, will include contributions from Katie-Rose Davies, beef and sheep farmer and NFU Cymru Glamorgan County Chair; Claire Jones, a Ceredigion dairy farmer and NFU Cymru Dairy Board member; Lyn Anthony, an arable and sheep farmer in Glamorgan; and Elliw Griffith, an NFU Cymru Next Generation Development Group member from Anglesey.
NFU Cymru President Abi Reader said: “We are delighted that the Cabinet Minister Llyr Gruffydd MS and Ian Marshall OBE will be joining us to address our forthcoming Sustainable Farming Conference. These key-note speakers, together with our farmer panel, post-lunch farm tour and SFS CPD points on offer, also, mean this promises to be an insightful event not to be missed.
NFU Cymru/Wynnstay Group PLC Sustainable Agriculture Award
“During the conference we will also be awarding the NFU Cymru/Wynnstay Group PLC Sustainable Agriculture Award in recognition of the farming businesses that epitomises the unparalleled contribution Welsh farming enterprises make to the economic, environmental, social and cultural well-being of Wales.
“We are grateful to our partners Wynnstay Group PLC for their continued sponsorship of the NFU Cymru Sustainable Farming Conference and we would also like to thank Kepak for sponsoring the beef we’ll be served for lunch at this year’s event.”
Register for the event
The conference is free for NFU Cymru members and stakeholders, lunch will also be provided. Please indicate any special dietary requirements when registering. Members should register for the event through the NFU Cymru website or by calling the NFU Cymru office on 01982 554200.
For more information about the event, or to see a farm profile of the host farm, please visit the NFU Cymru website
Agenda
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9.30am |
Tea/coffee on arrival |
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10.15am |
Welcome John Mercer, NFU Cymru Director |
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10.20am |
Welcome to Pant Farm Gary Yeomans |
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10.30am |
President’s Address Abi Reader, NFU Cymru President |
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10.50am |
Presentation of NFU Cymru/Wynnstay Plc Sustainable Agriculture Award Chaired by NFU Cymru President, Abi Reader |
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11.00am |
Political Address: TBC Chaired by NFU Cymru President, Abi Reader including Q&A |
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11.45am |
Keynote speaker: Ian Marshall OBE Head of Business Development & Policy, Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy (CASE), Queen’s University Belfast Chaired by NFU Cymru President, Abi Reader including Q&A |
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12.45pm |
Panel: Sustainable farming in practice Katie-Rose Davies, beef and sheep farmer - NFU Cymru Glamorgan County Chair
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1.25pm |
Thanks Paul Williams, NFU Cymru Deputy President |
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1.30pm |
Lunch |
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2.15pm |
Farm tour |
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4.00pm |
Depart |
