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Arable Conference 2025

06 Feb 2025

Greenmount Campus

Partnering with the Ulster Arable Society (UAS) and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), CAFRE will once again host the annual conference for arable growers. Mark your calendar and book to attend on Thursday 6th February 2025, from 9.00am – 4.00pm at Greenmount Campus, Antrim.

This all day conference will update arable growers on current agronomy and business management issues focusing on crop production in a changing climate.

Conference Programme:
09.30-09:40: Welcome and Chairperson’s Address
09:40-09:50: Keynote Address
09:50-10:20: NI Agriculture Policy, Rosemary Agnew, DAERA Policy
10:20-10:30: Questions and Answer session
10:30-11:10: Break
11.10-11.40: Soil Fauna and Integrated Pest Management, Archie Murchie, AFBI
11.40-12.10: Carbon Footprint of Irish Tillage, John Spink, Teagasc
12.10-12.40: AFBI-PhD students Research Update
12.40-14.00: Lunch/UAS AGM
13.00-13.50: Lunchtime Seminar
14.00-14.30: A Farmer’s Thoughts, Richard Gilpin, Gilfresh
14.30-15.00: Robotics in Arable, Thomas Beach, Autonomous Agri Solutions
15.00-15.45: Panel Discussion, David Wright, Irish Farmers’ Journal
15.45-16.00: Close