IAgrE have announced that theme of their conference this year is 'Why we need agricultural engineers'.

IAgrE President, Dr Mark Moore

The Institution say significant changes are inevitable as we balance climate change and food security for a growing population. IAgrE believe that agricultural engineering will be key to resolving the challenges and enabling solutions to create an efficient, profitable food production system.
 
Dr Mark Moore, director of government affairs at AGCO and IAgrE President said, "We cannot solve the challenges of climate change, a growing population etc at the conference, but we can start to think about how we are going to tackle them - and the essential role that agricultural engineers will play in creating joined up solutions”.
 
IAgrE promise that the conference will explore improving the contribution that agricultural engineering can make to sustainable food production. It will not focus on the challenges, but on how we can achieve the solutions. By encouraging the thought process between the different stakeholders, they intend to highlight what engineers working in agriculture need to focus on for the future.

The event takes place on Wednesday 6th November 2024 at Rothamsted Conference Centre, Harpenden.