Barbara Bray is the former co-chair of the Oxford Farming Conference and was awarded an MBE in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours list for ‘Services to Food Nutrition’.

Vicki Hird, sustainable farming campaign coordinator at Sustain: The alliance for better food and farming, has worked on environmental policy for 30 years. She talks to 4AR about the highs and lows of government lobbying and sets out her vision for a sustainable future.

Sue Pritchard has led the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission on its mission to think afresh about where our food comes from. She talks to 4AR about what it’s achieved, and how “good” innovation can accelerate positive change.

Craig Bennett, CEO of the Wildlife Trusts, has dedicated his career to the environment and wildlife and works right at the interface of farming and nature. He talks to 4AR about what he’s learnt, what he’s excited about and what we, as a society, need to roll up our sleeves and get on with

Determined to bring farming and science closer to enable on-farm innovation, Dr Belinda Clarke is the driving force behind Agri-TechE and talks to 4AR about what it’s achieved.

Cambridgeshire farmer and contractor Martin Lines helped set up a new network to represent farmers delivering the benefits of good stewardship, and reflects on what it’s achieved so far.