Conference to discuss agricultural opportunities and funding

The opportunities in agriculture, how they can be funded, and how farms should be operated in the future will be the core questions discussed at next week’s Oxford Farming Conference.

Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney will be one of the key speakers at the event, first held in 1936. He was invited by the organisers because of his role as chairman of the European Council of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers last year.

The Oxford conference website says Mr Coveney was at the forefront regarding EU efforts in respect of Common Agriculture Policy as well as Common Fisheries Policy reforms.