The Rural Conference is one of RICS flagship events, and this year RICS will be discussing current challenges and synergies around food production and productivity, and other land use issues such as natural capital and carbon markets and their implications, new trade agreements and the overall need to stay abreast of agricultural landlord and tenancy issues.

The Rt Hon Lord Benyon, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Rural Affairs, access to nature and Biosecurity)at Defra will be opening the Rural Conference and will deliver a speech on the government’s ambitions for the rural sector.

Other speakers are as below:

• Ian Bailey, Partner, Triage and Recce Rural Limited
• Mark Coulman, Chairman, Tenant Farmers Association
• Janet Hughes, Programme Director for the Future Farming and Countryside Programme, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
• Melanie Hughes, Sustainable Development Programme Director, Natural England
• Terry Jones, Director General, National Farmers Union
• Dr Bob McIntosh CBE, Tenant Farming Commissioner, Scottish Land Commission
• Kate Rowell, Chair, Quality Meat Scotland

Please use discount code: DSC-RURAL-280622

You can view the RICS conference webpage here: UK Rural Conference (rics.org) and insert the code at checkout.

BIAC Members’ Only Online Training Session on ‘How to have safe and supportive conversations’

This 45-minute webinar designed for consultants who are in management roles or those in a support role to increase confidence when holding conversations with employees/colleagues who are experiencing mental ill health. Listeners will receive a ‘bite-size’ introduction to the core concepts of the 6-stage approach to holding supportive, sensitive conversations.