More than 130 producers have registered for ‘Back to the Future’, the second national BPEX Knowledge Transfer event – now just days away. Click on the flyer link for more information on the event being held next Tuesday 16th March 2010 at the East of England Showground, Peterborough.
Attendance is free, although places will be allocated on a strictly “first-come, first-served” basis. Complete and return the FREEPOST form, Email your details to: sue.wickham@bpex.org.uk or telephone: 0247 647 8793.
When? Tuesday 16 March
2010
Where? East of England
Showground, Peterborough
Programme:
1.30pm - Tea, coffee and biscuits
2.00pm - The future of the final
product:
John Howard, Marketing Director, Danish Bacon and Meat
Council
2.30pm - Discussion
2.40pm - The
future of
staffing:
Richard Hooper, Farm Manager,
Harper Adams
University
College and Nuffield
Scholar
3.10pm - Discussion
3.20 pm - Using future technologies on
farm
today:
Mark Hawe, AFBI, Northern
Ireland and Andrew Macrea,
Northern Irish pig farmer
3.50pm - Discussion
4.00pm - Break
4.20pm - Preparing for future health
challenges:
Nigel Woolfenden BVSc MRCVS,
Bishopton Vet Group
4.50pm - Discussion
5.00pm - Future gilt management
policies:
Paul Hughes, South Australian
Research and Development
Institute
(SARDI)
Closing remarks – Mike
Sheldon
6.00pm - Hot buffet