Hampshire Farming Conference 2009 - Wednesday 17th June
Sparsholt College, Near Winchester
Photo Right - Speakers of the Hampshire Farming Conference 2009. L-R - John Bridge, Chairman of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, Steve Price from APS Salads Ltd, Prof. Joe Brownlie, Professor of Vet Pathology, Royal Veterinary College, Cllr Jonathan Glen, Hampshire County Council, Cllr. Ray Ellis, Hampshire County Council, Cllr Tim Knight Chairman of Hampshire County Council, Peter Barfoot of Barfoots of Botley, Malcolm Crabtree Managing Director of the Waitrose Farm, Peter Kendall President of the NFU and Nathan Dellicott, Farm Director of Barfoots of Botley.
Hampshire Farming Conference 2009 Speakers Biographies 
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The 2009 Hampshire Farming Conference is the main farming event in the county. This year the conference looked at the major issues facing farming today – the impact of the economic downturn, planning constraints, threats to the workforce supply from a reduction in migrant labour, increasing regulations and European directives, shrinking dairy herds and the on-going threat from animal disease.
Organised by Hampshire County Council Economic Development Office with support from Hampshire Economic Partnership and other sponsors.
Presentations from the 2009 Hampshire Farming Conference
John Bridge - The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Progress to Date 
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Notes from Peter Kendall and Question and Answer Sessions 46kb
Prof. Joe Brownlie, Professor of Vet Pathology, Royal Veterinary College (to be added shortly)
Nathan Dellicott and Peter Barfoot - From little sweetcorn…… 3mb
Steve Price - Greening your farm makes good business sense 2mb
With thanks to the sponsors of this event:
Photo left - Sponsors of the Hampshire Farming Conference 2009 L-R - Mark Charter from Blake Lapthorn, Alick Jones from AMC, Lorraine Lewis from Business Link, Paul Kinvig from Hampshire Economic Partnership and Martin Lowry from Carter Jonas.
Hampshire Economic Partnership's Rural Economy Task Group aims to provide an inclusive and non-competitive forum for the wide range of organisations who share the identified common purpose of promoting economic prosperity for the rural economy of Hampshire. The group meets quarterly.
Business Link specialises in helping businesses to establish, develop and grow. Business Link offers a comprehensive range of objective and impartial business information and advice.
www.businesslinkhampshireiow.co.uk
Blake Lapthorn solicitors is one of the UK's leading full service law firms, with offices in London and the regions. Providing practical and straight forward legal advice to commercial businesses, not-for-profit organisations, government agencies and private individuals.
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC (AMC) has been lending exclusively to the agricultural industry since 1928, and today has a ~30% share of the medium to long-term lending market in agriculture in the UK.
As such, AMC is a market leader in the provision of medium and long term secured loans to the UK farming industry and aims to be the lender of choice on the basis of competitive terms and quality of service.
AMC also owns and operates a property web site promoting farms and rural properties for sale with land.
For further information about AMC visit www.amc.co.uk, www.uklaf.co.uk or call 01264 334 747
Carter Jonas is one of the strongest names in the property business, doing what is best for clients and making sure the vast range of advice offered enhances their future prosperity.
Carter Jonas merged with Dreweatt Neate with effect from 1 May 2009. The merger creates a new property consultancy with a combined turnover of £30 million, 75 partners and over 400 staff working from 31 offices. It will create a stronger, truly national brand, covering almost all of England and Wales.
For further information about Carter Jonas visit www.carterjonas.co.uk