The first East of England Farming Conference will take place this winter.
 
The debut conference will take place at the East of England Showground in Peterborough on Thursday 3 December.
 
Among the speakers will be four ‘next generation’ farmers who will highlight a wide range of industry opportunities and challenges.
 
Guy Thallon will discuss his successful agri-tech project and cereal and arable farmers Luke Abblitt will discuss the challenges he faced he took on a council farm and worked to double his acreage. Nuffield Scholar David Walston will focus on how he has used beef cattle to help improve soil conditions. He will be joined by fellow Nuffield Scholar Russell McKenzie.
 
The conference will also look at the political and economic issues facing agriculture with talks from Lucia Zitti, NFU Economist, and Gail Soutar, NFU Chief Economist and International Affairs Adviser.   
 
The all-day event will also include opportunities for networking and a fringe exhibition with stands from leading businesses.
 
The conference is organised by the East of England Agricultural Society. It is supported by Anglia Farmers, Camgrain, Brown & Co, EDGE Careers, Bayer, Churchgate, Roythornes and Safety Revolution.
 
Tickets for the East of England Farming Conference are on sale now. Book online at eoefarmingconference.co.uk