Prospects for UK Agriculture 2026 – Seminar Agenda

Prospects for UK Agriculture 2026 – Seminar Agenda
February 5, 2026 1:18 pm

Below is the agenda for Andersons 2026 Spring Seminars on the Prospects for UK Agriculture. Our first public Seminar commences on 6th March in London. Our Seminars continue across a dozen UK locations during March. More information including booking details are available via the link below.

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Prospects for UK Agriculture Seminar – 2026 Agenda

Time Agenda  Item
09.30 REGISTRATION FOR 10.00 AM START
10.00 UK FARMING – PROFITABILITY AND PERFORMANCE

  • Farm profitability – current returns and future prospects
  • Competitiveness, productivity and range of performance
  • Capital position of agriculture, including land price trends
    UK farming and the wider economy
10.30 FARM POLICY AND TRADE

  • Update on agricultural trade issues including UK-EU ‘reset’
  • The Agricultural Transition; ELM, SFI, and other English schemes
  • Changes to farm support in Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland
11.05 DIVERSIFICATION IN UK FARMING

  • Importance of diversification and recent trends
  • Overview of key sectors
  • Barriers, opportunities and routes to success
11.30 COFFEE
11.45 ARABLE SECTOR

  • Combinable crops market outlook – supply, demand and prices
  • Farm-level issues, including Loam Farm profitability, and rental levels
  • Intensive cropping sectors – roots, vegetables and fruit
12.05 INTENSIVE LIVESTOCK SECTOR

  • Pig and poultry sector analysis and outlook
12.20 DAIRY SECTOR

  • Milk markets (domestic and global); systems and the dairy supply chain
  • Friesian Farm figures and implications on-farm
12.35 GRAZING LIVESTOCK SECTOR

  • Red-meat market outlook
  • Profitability – Meadow and Upland Farm results, business improvement
12.50 CONCLUSIONS

  • Implications for farmers, rural professionals and the agri-food supply chain
13:00 END – WITH LUNCH TO 1.45 PM APPROX.

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