Events and training for the farming and rural business sector
Check this page regularly for more information about our range of events and webinars.
By attending you can share sector insights and best practice with your peers. Farming & Rural Business Community members can enjoy access to all of these events. You’ll hear more about them via the Farming & Rural Business Community emails, so please make sure you have opted in to receive event information on ‘farming and rural business’ via your communication preferences.
Upcoming dates for your diary
Farming & Rural Business Conference 2019
26 September 2019, 09:30 – 17:00, Bristol
Hear from keynote speaker Guy Smith, NFU Deputy President, find out about recent tax changes affecting the sector, and explore the solutions to the challenges and issues faced by farming and rural communities.
ICAEW Farm Walk
25 September 2019, 14:00 - 16:00, Bristol
The Alvis family have been making the finest Farmhouse Cheese at Lye Cross Farm since 1952, situated at the foot of Somerset’s Mendip Hills a few miles from the village of Cheddar. Today the company employs more than 130 people and has an annual turnover in excess of £26 million. More than 1,000 cows on the three Alvis family farms supply the rich milk to produce a quality range of traditional and organic Cheddars. Whether farming organically or conventionally, there is a total and ongoing commitment to the care of the environment, the animals, employees and education for schoolchildren.Link
Farming Fundamentals: Basic farm accounts and taxation
22 October 2019, 10:00 – 16:00, London
This event is for students with 6-18 months experience or those new to farm accounting. It will cover basic farm accounts and provide an introduction to farm tax.
Farming Fundamentals: Advanced farm accounts and taxation
23 October 2019, 10:00 – 16:00, London
This event builds on the matters covered in the basic course, updating for specific and more recent developments in the sector and current market conditions. It is aimed at those who are nearly or newly qualified or those who have been away from the sector and require a refresher course and update on recent developments.
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CABA e-Learning courses
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Past events
Rachel Reeves MP keynote speech
2 April 2019
Rachel Reeves MP, Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, delivered a keynote speech launching the committee’s report into the future of audit in Chartered Accountants’ Hall.