9:10am Welcome from Ciara Leahy, editor, Irish Country Living.

9:20am Welcome from FBD Insurance.

9:30am Welcome from Adam Woods, editor, Irish Farmers Journal .

9.40am News stories from the Irish Farmers Journal – A Year in Review.

10.10am Money in your Pocket. Practical advice for farming families, supported by ifac.

10.30am Refreshments and networking break.

11.00am Alan O’Reilly, Carlow Weather on the future of our forecasts.

11.30am Rural crime – a discussion on the prevalence of drugs and domestic violence in rural Ireland.

12.10pm John Creedon discussing his new book This Boy’s Voice,his many years on the radio as well as his much-loved shows touring Ireland.

12.45pm Lunch.

2.15pm Una Crawford O’Brien speaking about her husband Bryan Murray being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and what life has looked like since then.

2.45pm Celebrating the International Year of the Woman Farmer panel discussion.

3.15pm Dermot Whelan on fusing comedy, mindfulness and meditation.

4.00pm Keynote speaker Anna May McHugh on five decades running the National Ploughing Championships.

4.45pm Entertainment by Sound Waves Choir.

5.00pm Conference close.