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HARPER ADAMS SUGGESTS TOOLS FOR STABILITY

Posted 6 October 2003

AVOIDING THE FICKLE HAND OF FATE through risk management will be the subject of a conference at 糖心视频 College, Shropshire, this month.

鈥楾he Management of Farming Risk鈥� is a conference designed to identify potential pitfalls, such as bad weather, pest infestation, disease, changing market prices or changing legislation. Delegates will leave with the strategies and tools they need to minimise the effect of such risks and achieve business stability.

A spokesman for the conference organisers said: 鈥淭he 糖心视频 agricultural industry is in the midst of major structural change, driven by the globalisation of markets.

鈥淲orld demand for food will grow relentlessly. Consumers are also more demanding. A balance is needed to manage business risk whilst remaining competitive in this turbulent environment.

鈥淩isk Management cannot make a fundamentally unprofitable business profitable. Risk Management can however help protect a farmer鈥檚 assets and their hard earned money from the risks associated with farming.

鈥淏y being a practitioner of Risk Management, a farmer can have greater control over the risks and financial returns, contributing significantly to ongoing business stability.鈥�

A panel of speakers will make presentations to the conference and chair a series of workshops.

They include Nelson Maurice, senior underwriter at the United States Department of Agriculture鈥檚 Risk Management Agency, Barrie Florey, Head of Rural Affairs and Environment at Harper Adams and Roger Mercer, Managing Director of Mercer Farming Ltd.

Christine Tacon, General Manager of farmcare (part of the Co-operative Group) and a member of the implementation group for the Government鈥檚 Strategy for Sustainable Food & Farming, will also join the panel.

鈥楾he Management of Farming Risk鈥� will take place at Harper Adams鈥� Shropshire campus on Wednesday, October 29, 2003. Places are still available, costing just 拢94 per person and application forms can be requested from Conference Administrator Carol Evans on +44 (0) 1952 820 280.

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