19/06/2026
Farmers talk climate – a countrywide conversation 🌾
How can farms cut their greenhouse gas emissions, while adapting to trade shocks and extreme weather? How should limiting farming’s climate impact fit with other priorities like food security, business profitability and supporting nature? We want to hear from farmers about what’s working well for their businesses and what could work better, and understand what action and incentives would be most effective.
North East Cotswold Farmer Cluster is working with the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, an independent, transparently funded policy organisation, who've been commissioned by Defra to run 10 focused conversations with farmers across England. In a two-hour discussion, in person or online, you’ll share your views, ideas and experience in a small, invite-only group. Your thoughts will feed directly into the government’s food and farming climate strategy, due to be published in the autumn, as well as climate planning across other government departments. Rather than another tick-box consultation or survey, this an opportunity for farmers – the people who are doing the work of maintaining the land and environment, and changing how they operate – to have a positive, constructive discussion that shapes the government policy that affects them.
If you’re interested in taking part, you will need to:
🚜 Read a short document before the conversation (around 20 mins)
🐑 Attend the full online or in-person 2-hour conversation
🐖 Fill out a short online form with final reflections on the conversation and basic information about farm size, type and your role in the business (all anonymised)
Participants can be involved in any type of farming operation but should be taking decisions related to business management or sustainability. Head to the Cluster's website to book! https://www.cotswoldfarmers.org/events
