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Date: 19th October 2023
Start time Registration opens 9.30am
Approximate finish 3.45pm
Venue: CAFRE, Greenmount Campus
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is delighted to announce that its annual Women in Agriculture conference will be taking place on Thursday 19 October at the Greenmount campus CAFRE. NFU Cymru deputy president Abi Reader is the headline speaker, and the theme is Farming Together for the Future.
Abi will provide an insight into her role as deputy president, representing Welsh farmers. One of the major barriers for women in agriculture is a lack of role models but Abi is paving the way for our young farmers on and off farm. She holds one of the highest leadership positions in UK agriculture, lobbying political figures at a local, national and international level. We hope that Abi’s journey to date will enable our female farmers to recognise their own abilities and encourage more women to get involved in our policy committees.
During the morning session there will also be a financial and legal panel with NFU Mutual financial advisor Barbara Lewsley and JPH Law partner Kate Ervine. They will be sharing their knowledge about key elements that they experience in their line of work, that farm families need to be aware of.
The afternoon session will take a practical format with sessions being delivered on the CAFRE dairy farm that are relevant to all sectors.
The Farm Families Health Checks will be attending the conference and will be carrying out blood checks.
The event is open to women and men, and school pupils from Year 12 and up.
Registration will take place from 9.30am with the conference kicking off at 10am.