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Here, Nicholas Watts MBE, the fourth generation of the family to farm on Deeping Fen, tells the story of this remarkable farmland landscape, the conservation methods deployed on his family farm and the birth of a unique bird food business.

Andrew Fearne - Professor of Value Chain Management at UEA Norwich "It is not the playing field but the way you play that matters - why ignorance is no longer bliss for UK farmers". "My main areas of research are consumer behaviour, inter-organisational relationships and value chain analysis".

Karen Hester - Executive Director of Adnams A former cleaning lady has become the new executive director of Suffolk brewer Adnams, after 26 years at the firm.  

"Look no Hands! - Armchair farming of the future" Buffet at Fram Farmers Office following the talk by Clive Blacker.  

Tour of Muntons Malting Facility in Stowmarket Itenary 1.50 – 2.00 arrival/refreshments (tea/coffee/water) 2.00 – 2.20 company intro 2.20 – 2.30 kit up (PPE for factory tour) 2.30 – 3.15 tour of grain intake and maltings 3.15 – 3.55 tour of extract plant and band driers 3.55 – 4.40 tour of centre for excellence 4.40 […]

4.45 pm meet for visit to Mushroom Farm and Anaerobic Digestion plant. The state of the art mushroom farm at Littleport Mushrooms commenced production in November 2012. It consists of 48 growing tunnels and grows button, closed cup and flat white mushrooms. The facility produces 160 tonnes of mushrooms per week and has a purpose […]