Great Yorkshire Show 2025 - activities programme

The CLA North team will be out in full force at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show from 8 to 11 July at Stand no.194. In addition, our special guests at this year’s show will be CLA Deputy President Gavin Lane, CLA Director of Policy and Advice, Judicaelle Hammond and CLA External Affairs Director, Jonathan Roberts.

As per previous shows, a cold buffet ploughman’s lunch for members and guests is available for purchase between 11.30am and 2.15pm every day.

Note: Attending any of the CLA activities does not imply free access to the Show Grounds and members should purchase their show tickets well in advance. CLA members who are farmers can purchase discounted farmer tickets via www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk/farmers/

Further updates on activities at this year’s show will be communicated via the CLA North’s enewsletter, as well as a dedicated show email which will be sent towards the end of June.

The following events require registration (from 17 June) for capacity and catering requirements.

REGISTER HERE (link active from 17 June)

The CLA’s Deputy President Gavin Lane will host York and North Yorkshire Mayor David Skaith who will launch his 'Review of the state of farming finance and challenges faced'. The report launch will be followed by a panel discussion after which questions from attendees will be fielded.

Speakers / panel members are:

• Gavin Lane, CLA Deputy President
• David Skaith, York North Yorkshire Mayor
• Jonathan Roberts, CLA External Affairs Director
• James Pavey, Partner and Head of Rural Business and Estates at Irwin Mitchell
• Sally Ormiston, Director at Rural Solutions

The event is generously sponsored by Rural Solutions and Irwin Mitchell.

Breakfast rolls, pots of granola with yoghurt and fruit compote, teas and coffees served. Please register your attendance to avoid disappointment and for catering purposes.

Judicaelle Hammond, CLA Director of Policy and Advice will introduce this session with an overview of the latest policy developments impacting rural land use. Joseph Mitchell, Partner at Harrison Drury Solicitors, who generously sponsors this session, will also field questions on legal issues such as business ownership structures, types of ownership and diversification.

CLA North's advisers and rural surveyors will be present to discuss any queries they may have. Participants in these roundtables can also benefit by speaking to the CLA's Chief Tax Adviser Louise Speke.

REGISTER HERE (link active from 17 June)

A panel will give their take on recent developments in the rural and farming sector, and also consider what the future will hold. Despite an overwhelmingly negative sentiment in the farming sector, are there any positives at the moment, or in the near future?

The session, which is generously supported by Saffery and YoungsRPS, will be introduced and facilitated by CLA Deputy President Gavin Lane.

Panel members include:

• Judicaelle Hammond, CLA Director of Policy & Advice
• Rebecca Wilson, 5th generation farmer in Yorkshire
• Emma Smith, Rural Chartered Surveyor at YoungsRPS
• Erica White, Senior Accounts Manager at Saffery

Each speaker will give their opinions, followed by a wider panel discussion which will include questions from attending visitors.

The CLA will host a reception, generously sponsored by CLA Healthcare, to showcase the important work of RABI (Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution) in supporting farmers up and down the country. Refreshments available.

REGISTER HERE (link active from 17 June)

This Breakfast Seminar, hosted by CLA Deputy President Gavin Lane and generously sponsored by GSC Grays and Hagen Wolf, will explore perspectives from an insurance, legal and land agent on two hypothetical scenarios covering change in farming type and diversification

Speakers giving their expert opinions are:

• Freddie Braithwaite-Exley, Account Executive at CLA Insurance
• Estella Prince, Legal Director at Hagen Wolf
• Land Agent TBC, GSC Grays

The seminar will also facilitate questions from those attending.

Breakfast rolls, pots of granola with yoghurt and fruit compote, teas and coffees served. Please register your attendance to avoid disappointment and for catering purposes.

This panel discussion will consider the future of livestock in farming, especially in the context of diminished prospects for lab-grown 'meat'. Expert speakers include:

Joe Stanley - Head of Sustainable Farming, GWCT (Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust) Allerton Project

Sarah Tomlinson, Lead Veterinary Scientist at AHDB (Technical Director TBAS)

CLA Deputy President Gavin Lane (also a Nuffield Scholar) will welcome guests at this reception, kindly sponsored by Knight Frank.

Former scholars, future applicants and supporters are invited to attend this reception which will highlight scholars’ experiences whilst giving advice on aspiring applicants. Please register your interest to attend by emailing charlotte@nuffieldscholar.org.

On Thursday and Friday we expect to welcome Members of Parliament, rural stakeholders and partners, along with dignitaries to the CLA stand at various points during both day to discuss the CLA’s work in relation to political ‘asks’ as set out in our Rural Powerhouse campaign.

It is essential for members to register for events as indicated above via the CLA’s website www.cla.org.uk/events. Registering for any of these events does not entitle you access to the Great Yorkshire Show, so make sure that you purchase show tickets well in advance. CLA members who are farmers can obtain discounted farmer tickets via www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk/farmers.

Members and guests requiring further information, can contact the office by telephoning 01748 907070.