National Farm Management Conference 2024
November 7
The National Farm Management Conference will return to the QEII Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, SW1P 3EE, on Thursday 7 November 2024, with the overarching title of “Intelligent Management for the Future” as its central theme.
Run by the Institute of Agricultural Management (IAgrM), this year’s conference will explore intelligent management for the future, covering innovations in intelligent farm systems and how people management and a range of new technical and business skills, including automation and artificial intelligence (AI), remain vital to success.
The one-day event promises a vibrant range of speakers from across the industry and includes an opening session from Máximo Torero, chief economist at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
The first session will discuss people – specifically leadership in agriculture and personnel of the future, with expert insight from speakers from Harper Adams University, the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, Morrisons and Forces Farming.
Led by Lincolnshire farmer and Agreena partner, Thomas Gent will then chair a session on ‘What sort of intelligent farm systems will we need for the future?’, specifically looking at the role of automation and AIas it pertains to future agricultural management.
Jack Bobo, from Nottingham University, will join the session alongside Ed Ford, from Dyson Farming and Matt Percy, Vice-President of Business Innovation with a specific focus on AI from John Deere in the USA.
To finish the day, delegates will hear a hands-on point of view from farmers David Jones from Hatton Bank Farm and sisters Kate and Vicky Morgan from East Yorkshire, on how we manage farms leveraging both high quality people and automation and innovation.
For more information or to book your tickets for the National Farm Management Conference, please visit the IAgrM website.
