South of England Farming Conference

The South of England Agricultural Society’s 2025 Farming Conference will take place on Wednesday 12th November, at the South of England Showground and is FREE to attend, in person or online.

Led by Charlotte Smith, presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today, the conference will bring together leading voices in agriculture to tackle one of the most urgent questions of our time: how can farming survive and thrive in an era defined by volatility and change?

Speakers are Helen Browning OBE, chief executive of the Soil Association, John Gregson, UK general manager at Regenified and Richard Means, managing partner at Ceres Rural.
This will not be a comfortable conversation. Expect challenges to convention, critical reflection on received wisdom, and an exploration of ideas that push beyond the familiar. The goal: to inspire and provoke farmers, landowners, advisors, policymakers to think differently.

The Farming Conference will run from 7pm to 9pm (6pm to 10pm if attending in person, including refreshments and networking opportunities).

The conference is FREE to attend, but visitors must register.