The future of grain marketing
How can farms make use of the latest tools?
Join us for a live panel discussion
10 June 9:30am | 11 June 11:30am
MEET THE PANEL
Hear the views of leading voices in the arable industry.
Lizzie Blower
Head of Trading
Hectare Trading
Andrew Huxham
Arable farmer & co-founder
Hectare Trading
James Peck
Arable farmer & founder
P.X. Farms
Ryan McCormack
Farm Manager
Dennington Hall
WHAT WE’LL COVER
At the Hectare Trading panel discussion on the future of grain marketing, we’ll be discussing how farms can make use of the latest tools to improve their profitability and streamline operations.
Grain marketing is often undervalued – it could add more value than cost control for some farms and might be easier to achieve than yield improvements. While production has embraced new technology, the commercial side of farming is ready for the same progress.
This panel discussion will explore how modern grain marketing tools are helping farmers make smarter decisions, stay in control and lock in profits.
ABOUT HECTARE TRADING
Hectare Trading is the UK’s #1 online crop marketplace. We help farmers to trade grain, understand the market and plan their marketing.
Trusted by 3,000+ UK farmers, Hectare Trading is the only place farmers can get transparent local grain prices and trade with the UK's largest network of vetted buyers from one easy-to-use tool — so you always get the best price for your grain.
GET TO KNOW THE PANEL
James Peck
Having grown PX Farms from a 750-acre family farm into a 12,500-acre operation across three counties, James knows better than most what modern grain marketing looks like at scale. As a Nuffield Farming Scholar and Farmers Weekly Young Farmer of the Year in 2006 and 2010, James brings both the big-picture thinking and the day-to-day commercial reality to the discussion.
PX Farms
Ryan McCormack
As Farmers Weekly 2025 Farm Manager of the Year, Ryan has transformed Dennington Hall's 1,600 hectares in East Suffolk through regenerative farming, reduced inputs and a long-term approach to soil and financial resilience. Ryan's experience of building commercial resilience into the farming system makes him a compelling voice on where smart grain marketing fits into the bigger picture.
Dennington Hall & Farmers Weekly Farmer of the Year 2025
Andrew farms arable land in West Sussex and co-founded Hectare Trading after experiencing firsthand the frustrations of grain marketing – ringing round merchants and lacking price transparency. Andrew brings a farmer's perspective to the platform he built, making him uniquely placed to speak on why modern grain marketing tools matter — and what they can realistically deliver for arable businesses.
Up Marden farms & Co-founder of Hectare Trading
Andrew Huxham
Lizzie leads the trading relationships at Hectare Trading, working directly with farmers and buyers day-to-day. With deep knowledge of the grain market and how farmers are using the platform in practice, she brings a practical, commercial perspective to how farmers can use data and market insight to make smarter selling decisions.
Head of Trading, Hectare Trading
Lizzie Blower
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