Trees ~ The Untapped Agricultural Asset Royal Agricultural College Boutflour Hall Tuesday 26th October 2010 9:30 – 16:00

Simon King Future Dates: Chair of South West Rural Update Succession Academy Launch ~ November 25th 2010, Royal Agricultural College The diary of events for 2011 will be issued in December, please ensure that you complete your feedback form to help us choose the most popular subjects, suggestions so far: Biomass – The Real Future of Combining Farming & Forestry Bees – The Pollen Chase Cutting the Cost of Carbon – Transition Farms 2 Food Security/Food Chains Community Farming – Now and How?

Lois Philipps Duchy College Chair

Programme 09:30 Registration, coffee and networking 10:00 Introduction to South West Rural Update ~ Simon King, Director, Business Development Centre, Royal Agricultural College 10:05 Introduction from the chair ~ Lois Philipps, Duchy College  10:15 Review of Current Knowledge ~ Dr Bruce Pearce, Organic Research Centre, Elm Farm  10:35 Planting new Orchards ~ Stella Cubison, Garden Organic 10:55 Multiple benefits of integrating trees into farming systems ~ John Tucker, Woodland Trust  11:25 Refreshments  11:45 Adding value to Timber Products ~ Adrian Morley, Eden Gardens 12:05 Getting more value out of woodland through truffle cultivation ~ Dr Paul Thomas, Mycorrhizal Systems Ltd  12:25 A Farmers Perspective ~ Stephen Briggs, Abacus Organic Associates 12:45 Opportunities for RDPE Funding ~ Technical Advisor, Michele Kerry, The Silvanus Trust 13:05 “Can we help?” ~ Roger Smith, Agricultural Advisor, Business Link 13:15 Questions to the panel ~ Chair, Lois Philipps 13:30 Lunch & Mini-exhibition 14:25 Agri Forestry Trials - The Aim, The Outcome, The Way Forward ~ Bob Evans, Forestry Commission and Tom Overbury, Royal Agricultural College 14:40 Site Visit, Manor Farm, Coates Farm 15:45 Summary of the day, further questions ~ Chair, Lois Philipps 16:00 Refreshments, networking