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

2. 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 Food Security/Food Chains
Community Farming – Now and How?

3. Lois Philipps
Duchy College
Chair

4. 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