Seminars will take place in RING 4 supported by our Land & Property Divsion
Mayoral Hustings - 10.15am until 11.45am
Giving Cumbria’s farming and rural communities an opportunity to hear directly from the candidates seeking to become the county’s first elected mayor.
Three confirmed candidates will take part: Libby Bateman, Liberal Democrat; Mike Starkie, Conservative; David Allen, Labour. A spokesperson from the Reform party is also expected to attend.
Taking place in the seminar ring at Borderway Mart, Carlisle, from 10.15am until 11.45am, the hustings has been initiated by H&H to ensure agriculture, food production, rural businesses and communities are high enough up the agenda in any discussions about Cumbria’s future.
Imports and the Future of British Beef and Sheep Farming - 12.30pm - 1.15pm
The future of British beef and sheep farming will be the focus of a dedicated seminar.
Phil Stocker, Chief Executive of the National Sheep Association, and Robert Martin, National Chair of the Tenant Farmers Association, will take part in the discussion examining where the greatest pressures on British livestock producers are coming from.
With thousands of farmers and livestock producers attending Agri Expo from across the length and breadth of the country, the seminar taking place at 12.30pm in Ring Four is expected to be one of the most important discussions of the day.
