Tom Allen-Stevens (BOFIN founder and creator) – Oxfordshire arable farmer and award-winning journalist with 23 years’ experience in communications to an arable farming audience. Key strengths in conveying technical innovations; engendering trust from a farming audience; knowing how a farmer thinks; good links with arable farming press; wider network of 500+ progressive farmers, 5000+ Twitter followers, strong industry contacts; former director and chair of Oxford Farming Conference.

What is gene editing and how will it benefit arable farming? Panel discussion 

Wednesday 27th November, 'Innovation' Theatre, Future of Arable, 14.00 - 15.00

Discovering the TRUTH about soil

Join Tom Allen-Stevens, Oxfordshire farmer and founder of BOFIN, as he shares insights from the TRUTH project, which is a pioneering a farmer-led platform to assess soil and root interactions. Tom will discuss key findings from the first yesar of trials, highlighting practical discoveries made by BOFIN farmers. Don't miss a first look at an extraordinary wheat variety discovered to self-moderate nitrogen uptake, offering promising implications for sustainable farming and reduced fertiliser use.

Thursday 28th November, 'Knowledge' Theatre, Soil Health, 10.00 - 11.00