

Meetings
Details of group meetings and other activities.
Forthcoming Meetings
Past Meetings
Farming Innovations to Deliver Net Zero
Tuesday 29 January 2025, Palace of Westminster
Showcasing a number of commercially-focused case studies of innovative products and technologies coming forward to reduce farming’s climate and environmental impact, including the methane-reducing feed additive Bovaer, green fertilisers, precision livestock farming equipment and novel feed ingredients.
Climate Smart Agriculture: Transatlantic dialogue for more sustainable and efficient food production
10 December 2024, Meeting Room P, Portcullis House
The APPG on Science and Technology in Agriculture welcomed a high-level agriculture delegation from the United States to present and discuss the US policy approach to delivering ‘Climate Smart Agriculture’.
Inaugural Meeting: Key priorities for UK agricultural science and innovation to deliver for food security, climate and nature
Monday 11 November, 2024, Macmillan Room, Portcullis House
Inaugural meeting confirmed George Freeman MP elected as chair, with Charlie Dewhirst MP, Lord Grantchester and Professor Lord Trees elected as vice-chairs.
Feeding the nation: how innovation in the UK poultry meat industry is delivering sustainable British food
Wednesday 13 March 2024, Committee Room 6, Palace of Westminster
Showcasing the role of science and innovation in the UK poultry meat industry in advancing animal welfare, sustainability and business productivity.
AGM - Gene edited strawberries and potatoes heading for England
Wednesday 6 March 2024 - Portcullis House
US biotech company Simplot Plant Sciences, part of US food group The J.R Simplot Company, presented and discussed their plans to bring longer-fruiting gene edited strawberries and higher yielding salad potatoes to the market in England following the introduction of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act last year.
Harnessing the power of farm-level data
Monday 26 February 2024, Room C, 1 Westminster Street
Meeting focused on opportunities to harness the potential of farm-level data in driving improvements in sustainable, efficient food production, and including the launch of a new certification scheme aimed at giving farmers the confidence to share their data.
Gene editing developments in Canada
Wednesday 14 June 2023, Room P, Portcullis House
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently confirmed that the products of gene editing technologies will be treated in the same way as conventionally bred. As more detailed plans are developed to implement the provisions set out in the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act in England, particularly in relation to food and feed marketing, the meeting provided a timely opportunity to hear from regulators and practitioners in Canada, to understand the scientific basis for their approach, what it will mean for investment and innovation in Canada’s plant breeding sector, and to discuss their handling of issues such as transparency, consumer choice, and coexistence of supply chains.
The UK animal feed sector – innovation, sustainability and Net Zero
22 March 2023, Portcullis House
Focus on the UK animal feed sector and its economic significance not only in providing the high-quality nutrition to support a productive and efficient livestock industry, but also as a major consumer of the arable crops grown on Britain’s farms.
Guest speakers:
James McCulloch, Head of Animal Feed, Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC)
Nick Major, Corporate Affairs Director, ForFarmers
Keiran Whitaker, Founder, Entocycle
John Knight, Technical Director, SugaRich