Arable Conference
Partnered by the Oxford Farming Conference 
The Oxford Farming Conference is working with the Cereals event to bring visitors four debates headlined by industry leaders including farmers, scientists, policymakers and environmentalists.
The sessions are free and open to all visitors and take the form of debates with questions welcomed from the audience.
The Arable Conference sets the agenda for the arable industry, focusing on the future and how it will affect your business.
The 2012 conference programme will be announced shortly. 
In 2011, the Arable Conference highlighted two pertinent topics: CAP reform and New Technology. See below for last year's panel.
2011 Arable Conference Timetable
Wednesday 15th June
CAP Reform & Market Volatility - part of the same debate?
Oxford Farming Conference Chair:
Nick Tapp
Panellists:
Jon Duffy trading director, Frontier Agriculture
Alexis Pouye managing director, Offre et Demande Agricole
Peter Kendall President, NFU
James Townshend chief executive, Velcourt Group plc
The Introduction of New Technology on Farm - Successes and Failures
Oxford Farming Conference Chair: Cedric Porter
Panellists:
Phil Jarvis head of farming, The Allerton Project
Dr Mark Moore manager product management, AGCO
Dominic Dyer chief executive, Crop Protection Association
David Knott managing director, Patrick Dean Limited
Thursday 16th June
CAP Reform & Market Volatility - part of the same debate?
Oxford Farming Conference Chair: Tom Hind
Panellists:
Guy Smith farmer board member, HGCA
Richard Whitlock managing director, Richard Whitlock Limited
Gareth Morgan head of agriculture policy, RSPB
Richard Beldam chairman, Openfield
The Introduction of New Technology on Farm - Successes and Failures
Oxford Farming Conference Chair: Robert Law
Panellists:
Graham Harvey agricultural commentator and scriptwriter for The Archers
Ian Beecher Jones Be Precise project facilitator, HGCA
Colin Merritt Colin Merritt Consultancy Ltd
David Ellerton technical development director, Hutchinsons
