2026

Explore the line-up of speakers and environmental experts from the 2026 Farming for Nature Festival. This archive preserves the insights and expertise shared by our pioneers in regenerative agriculture during this edition.

1. Anke Heydenreich - FFNF Speaker 2026

Anke Heydenreich

About Anke Co-Founder of ReFarm • Nature Restoration Advocate Anke Heydenreich is co-founder of ReFarm, an initiative supporting farmers to restore biodiversity across Ireland. After more than 25 years in finance and inspired by leading a large-scale native tree planting project in Wicklow, she shifted her focus to advancing nature restoration through practical, farmer-led solutions. […]

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3. Andre Bergin - FFNF Speaker 2026

Andrew Bergin

About Andrew Tillage Farmer • BASE Ireland Member • FFN Ambassador Andrew Bergin is a tillage farmer from Co. Kildare, where he and his wife Antoinette manage a 130-hectare arable farm producing crops such as wheat, barley, oats, peas, beans and oilseed rape.   With over 30 years of farming experience, Andrew has increasingly focused

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1. Sean McGloin - FFNF Speaker 2026

Sean McGloin

About Sean Organic Farming Educator • NOTS Network Manager Sean McGloin is the Network Manager of National Organic Training Skillnet (NOTS), based in Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim, where he leads Ireland’s national training network for the organic, biological and regenerative farming sectors.   Book Your Ticket Farmer-Led Training & Education Since taking up the role in

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