Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time Event at the 2025 Oxford Farming Conference.

Recorded in front of a live audience on Wednesday the 8th of January 2025, farmers and other conference delegates quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues.

Our panel is:

	-	Minette Batters, cross-bench peer & immediate past president, NFU

	-	Graham Wilkinson, chief executive, Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board

	-	Alice Groom, head of sustainable land management, RSPB

	-	Matt Lobley, professor of rural resource management, Exeter University

	-	Oli Fletcher, farmer, rural historian & Farming Explained YouTube channel host

Farmers Weekly Question Time is hosted by Farmers Weekly Podcast editor Johann Tasker. To attend future Farmers Weekly Question Time events, visit fwi.co.uk/questiontime.

Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time Event at the 2025 Oxford Farming Conference.Recorded in front of a live audience on Wednesday the 8th of January 2025, farmers and other conference delegates quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues.Our panel is:	-	<a href="https://x.com/minette_batters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Minette Batters</a>, cross-bench peer &amp; immediate past president, NFU	-	<a href="https://x.com/gwilks2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Graham Wilkinson</a>, chief executive, <a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Agriculture &amp; Horticulture Development Board</a>	-	<a href="https://x.com/AliceGroom2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alice Groom</a>, head of sustainable land management, <a href="https://www.rspb.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RSPB</a>	-	<a href="https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/1518-matt-lobley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Matt Lobley</a>, professor of rural resource management, Exeter University	-	Oli Fletcher, farmer, rural historian &amp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@farmingexplained" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Farming Explained</a> YouTube channel hostFarmers Weekly Question Time is hosted by Farmers Weekly Podcast editor <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanntasker/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Johann Tasker</a>. To attend future Farmers Weekly Question Time events, visit <a href="https://fwi.co.uk/questiontime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fwi.co.uk/questiontime</a>.

UK farmers quiz government ministers and industry leaders on issues affecting UK agriculture

Your opportunity to speak directly with industry leaders on issues affecting farmers today - and in the future