Share your farming stories

Got any interesting stories about farming? Well, now’s your chance to tell them.

Farmers are being urged to share their stories about farming to help build a picture of what the industry means to UK society.

Your farming anecdotes are needed to help compile the Farming Stories study, which will be presented at the 2013 Oxford Farming Conference (OFC).

The research is part of plans to establish the full range of economic, environmental and social sources of value farmers contribute to wider society.

The findings, which will be presented at the conference in January, will support the event’s overall theme: Confident Farmers – Delivering for Society.

“Your experiences may be your own, but we are just as interested in your thoughts on things to do with farming that you may have heard, seen or read,” said Mike Gooding, 2013 OFC chairman.

“Everyone’s contributions are important. So whether you are a farmer or not, please respond and help us to learn from your thoughts and experiences.”

All contributions will be anonymous and will help researchers better to understand what farming really means to people in the UK. They will also help guide the OFC’s work with both the farming industry and government. The survey will not collect personal data.

To take part in the project, click here or paste this link into your web browser – http://eu.sensemaker-suite.com/Project/html/index.html?projectID=Farming

Bookings are still available the conference, which runs from 2-4 January 2013 at Oxford University Examination Schools. For details, visit www.ofc.org.uk.

Farming Stories is being conducted by Vision 37, The Oxford Farming Conference, the University of Exeter and the University of Worcester and is not in receipt of external funding. The research on the value of farming is being kindly supported by Burges Salmon, RSPB and Volac.


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