The first week of January is a prominent date in the farming calendar in Oxford, as thousands of people descend on the city for the Oxford Farming Conference.

In order to “make sustainable chocolate the norm”, Barry Callebaut has committed to having 100% sustainable ingredients in all of their products. In the case of dairy this means working with their suppliers to help them move in one direction and create an alignment between the variety of approaches that exist to date.

This year’s conference, themed ‘Embracing change’, offered participants insights, interviews, head-to-head debates and in-depth research into a wide array of topics relevant to farming and land-based businesses.

Martin Eastaugh from BBC Oxford radio visited our farm in Oxford to interview FAI Farm Manager, Clare Hill, to see first-hand some of the tools being developed to help farmers optimise the health and productivity of their animals.

Click below to listen to a compilation of Clare’s interview.