Weighing up the pros and cons of virtual farming events

摘要

The Sentry Farming Conference should have celebrated its 29th birthday last month. For the past three decades, about 500 delegates from all over the UK have descended on East Anglia on a chilly February day to chat, listen, share and learn.This conference attracted speakers of the highest calibre. The Princess Royal, Sir Alastair Cook and Michael Eavis, all perhaps better known for their careers away from agriculture, have adorned its stage and recounted tales of why fanning is so specialto them.Its reputation attracted opinions from early adopting farmers, creative-thinking policymakers and business experts from all over Europe, North America and Australasia.