The Agri-Forum: delivering digital services to farmers at scale 

Agricultural departments across the UK and Ireland are navigating the same digital challenges; modernising farmer-facing services, reducing manual processes, and delivering reform at pace. This session puts a proven example at the centre of the conversation. 

Nicola Roche, Principal Officer at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), will introduce myAgFood.ie, the digital portal now used by 130,000 Irish farmers to interact with their department. Ian Slattery, Business Applications Consultant at Version 1 will walk through a live demonstration of the system, followed by open discussion under Chatham House Rules. 

This 90-minute session includes: 

• An introduction to myAgFood.ie and the transformation it has delivered for DAFM with Nicola Roche, DAFM 
• A live system demonstration with Ian Slattery, Version 1 
• Open peer discussion on shared digital challenges across agri-government 
• A look ahead at future Agri-Forum sessions, shaped by you 

Key takeaways 

Attendees will leave with a clearer picture of how a peer organisation has delivered digital transformation at scale, practical reference points for their own programmes, and direct connections with technology and operational leaders facing the same pressures. 

Who it’s for 

• Technology leaders in government agricultural and rural departments 
• Operational leaders responsible for farmer-facing services and scheme delivery 
• Policy and reform leads interested in how digital enables agricultural change 

This is an invite-only, technology-agnostic forum. Sessions operate under Chatham House Rules to encourage open, candid discussion.