Event Date
Natural England event

Natural England provides an exciting opportunity for the farming community to decide the future for sustainable food production and thriving nature.

In Birmingham on 28 November.

Website
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/farming-for-food-and-nature-conference-tickets-4…

Hearing from the farming community, this is an opportunity to learn about how sustainable food production depends on thriving nature. Together, we will agree what we need to do to make thriving nature an achievable ambition for every farmer.

Book your place now and be part of the future for sustainable food production and thriving nature.

Confirmed speakers and panellists include:

  • Tony Juniper, Chair Natural England
  • Marian Spain, Chief Executive Natural England
  • Mark Coulman, National Chairman Tenant Farmers Association
  • Martin Lines, Chair Nature Friendly Farming Network
  • Sarah Hendry, Director General Country and Land Business Association
  • Patrick Holden, Chief Executive Sustainable Food Trust

Everyone from the farming community, from farmers to land agents, retailers to advisors, is welcome.

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Natural England

The government’s adviser for the natural environment in England. We help to protect and restore our natural world.  

Events

Agricultural Shows have always been a very important place for farmers and the industry to share knowledge. The nature of agricultural shows has changed, but there are now an increasing number of staple events for a range of communities.

Food & Farming Systems

This topic refers to the whole food supply chain, from farm fork, and all the products and services that contribute to food production.

Policy

Policy plays a critical role in shaping the agriculture industry in the UK and Europe. Government policies can have a major impact on the way that farmers operate, the crops they grow, and the prices they receive for their products. Policy has a major effect on how land is managed and environmental outcomes.

Nature Friendly Farming Network

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Conservation

Although the term management implies direct manipulation, the practice of wildlife conservation and management includes efforts aimed at preserving or restoring rare species and their habitats and indirect manipulation of wildlife populations through modification of habitat or resources. From: Encyclopedia of Ecology, 2008

Enhanced Environment

Help us collate the knowledge sources, organisations and initiatives out there that are seeking to improve the farmed environment

Biodiversity

Biodiversity encompasses all the variety of life on Earth from genes to species, populations, communities and ecosystems. In ecological and environmental sectors, we mostly refer to the biodiversity of plant and animal communities within particular habitats.

Nature

As custodians of the landscape all farmers have responsibility to the wildlife and nature on their farms.  There are many networks, organisations, advisors and initiatives seeking to help farmers enhance wildlife and biodiversity. Increasingly this is being supported by Defra through ELMS and Local Nature Recovery schemes