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Farming Conference to assess rural impact of Brexit

The likely impact of Brexit is being discussed during the three-day Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) which began yesterday.

Farming Conference to assess rural impact of Brexit

Wed, 04 Jan, 2017 - 00:00

British Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Andrea Leadsom will address delegates later today.

Michelle McIlveen, the Agriculture and Rural Development Minister at Stormont, will be one of the panellists at a subsequent discussion.

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Farming News Brexit Farming Place: Stormont Place: Oxford University Place: Newry Place: Britain Place: Town Hall Place: Lisronagh Place: Clonmel Place: Co Tipperary Place: Cambridge Person: Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Person: Andrea Leadsom Person: Michelle McIlveen Person: Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Person: Massey Ferguson Person: Alan Jagoe Person: Fiona Hanna Person: Martin Davies Person: William Judge Person: Charlie Purcell Person: Glanbia Person: Tom McCabe Event: Brexit Event: Oxford Farming Conference Event: Oxford Real Farming Conference Organisation: OFC Organisation: Macra na Feirme Organisation: CEGA Organisation: European Council of Young Farmers Organisation: Massey Ferguson Organisation: Glanbia Organisation: UCD Organisation: Dow AgroSciences Organisation: NIAB Organisation: National Institute of Agricultural Botany Organisation: EU Organisation: UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science

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