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Arable Scotland will return on Tuesday 16 February 2027 at SRUC’s Aberdeen Campus, bringing together the people and ideas shaping the future of the sector.

Under the theme Future Ready: Evidence for Cultivating Farming Resilience, the 2027 conference will focus on the science, research and real-world evidence needed to help businesses adapt and thrive in the face of growing challenges.

Set against the research-focused backdrop of The James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie, Arable Futures 2026 brought together around 110 voices from across Scotland’s agricultural landscape. Farmers, researchers, policymakers and industry representatives gathered with a shared goal: to address how the arable sector can remain productive, resilient and economically viable in an era defined by climate change, shifting markets and evolving policy frameworks.

Are you curious to know what topics will be discussed at Arable Futures? The event is designed to create a safe non-judgmental space to share insights, challenges and aspirations around the Scottish arable farming sector and to ask what actions are required to make the industry more resilient.

The day will be facilitated and moderated with roving mics to ensure everyone can take part in the discussion and make their voice heard, so we’re hoping for interesting, challenging queries, suggestions and observations

Environmental-rural commentator, Rob Yorke, will facilitate the discussions at Arable Futures.  Here’s a peek into his thoughts and hopes for the day.

If a predictably level playing field is your bag, now is the time to strap in. This conference is about building resilience around the Scottish arable farming sector by embracing innovation in all its diverse forms within the uncertainty of guaranteed change.