The 2026 BASE-UK Annual Conference will explore one of the most pressing challenges facing British agriculture today - how farmers can build thriving, resilient businesses amid declining government support and shifting policy frameworks.
- Date: Wednesday 11 & Thursday 12 February 2026
- Theme: “Growing Without Government Support.”
- Venue: The Delta Hotel by Marriott, Huntingdon.
- Agenda:
Tuesday 11 February
Jock McFarlane – Farming without Subsidies.
Ryan McCormack – The Future of Family Farming.
Martin Caunce – From the Ground Up: When, Why & How I Started — What Brought Us to Regen, and Why BASE.
David Wheatley – Selling Farm Produce Over Social Media.
Joe Collins – BASE-UK Conservation Agriculture Systems Research Experiment Update.
Q&A Panel – Farmer speakers from the morning sessions.
Dr Adrian Newton - Resilient cropping systems: making diversity work. Chris Clark - The Profitable Farm.
Tees Law/James Bucher - Diversifying without Government Support.
Wednesday 12 February
Dr Stephan Haefele – Session 1: Plant Nutrition and Soil Health.
Dr Stephan Haefele – Session 2: The Relationship between Crop Nutrition and Quality for Human Consumption.
Marie Morineau – Water Management Efficiency – Nuffield Scholarship. Louise Rezler – Through the Looking Glass: Lessons Learned from Private Funding for Agricultural Transition.
Nick Down – Filling the BPS Hole at Yattendon Estate.
Elliot Taylor – TBC ·
Q&A Panel – Carbon – “Should We Be Getting Excited?”
BUY YOUR TICKET NOW!
Tickets are available at the following prices. Prices quoted are excluding VAT. VAT will be added at 20%.
| TICKET TYPE | ONE DAY* | BOTH DAYS |
| Conference Delegate Ticket | £119 | £195 |
| Student and Under 25's | £104 | £144 |
* Includes dinner. There is no discount for not attending dinner.
Dinner-only tickets: £45 per person including VAT (no conference entry). Please complete a registration form advising your menu choices.
How to book and pay:
- Complete the registration form. One form per person.
- Payment - An invoice will be emailed via QuickBooks after booking form is received. Check your spam/junk folder if not received or contact rebecca@base-uk.co.uk
- Confirmation - Your place will be confirmed only once payment has been received.
- Deadlines
- Booking deadline: 23 January 2026.
- Payment deadline: 26 January 2026 - Bookings without payment by 26th January will not be valid. If you haven't received your confirmation, please contact Rebecca.
- Refunds - Non-refundable.
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