CONFERENCE WILL EXPLORE SOLUTIONS TO CURRENT CHALLENGES WITHIN POTATO GROWING AND PRODUCTION
THIS year’s IAgrE conference will explore the engineering needs and requirements of various stakeholders in the farm to fork supply chain.
Organised by the Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE), the annual conference will take place on Wednesday, November 6th at Rothamsted Conference Centre, Harpenden.
Dr Mark Moore, Director of Government Affairs at AGCO and IAgrE President said: “We cannot solve the challenges of climate change, a growing population etc at the conference, but we can start to think about how we are going to tackle them – and the essential role that agricultural engineers will play in creating joined-up solutions.”
The conference will explore improving the contribution that Agricultural Engineering can make to sustainable food production. Rather than focussing on the challenges, it will look at how solutions can be achieved and highlighting what engineers working in agriculture need to focus on for the future.
The conference will be opened by Dr Mark Moore, Director Government Affairs, AGCO Ltd and the President of IAgrE.
Speakers include: Kate Halliwell, Chief Scientific Officer, Food & Drink Federation; Jelte Wiersma, Secretary General, CEMA (European Agricultural Machinery Association); Kieran Walsh, Agronomist, Grounded Agvice; James Price, Perdiswell Farm, Oxfordshire.
The event will culminate in a panel discussion, where speakers will answer questions from the audience.
