This
year's Open Day examined how the IDF is working together,
both within its Standing Committees, Task Forces and Action
Teams and with other global organisations, such as Codex,
FAO, ISO and OIE, to improve and protect this dynamic dairy
sector.
The
morning session featured an introduction from Dr
Judith Bryans, explaining about the benefits of
IDF membership, and presentations on the latest work being
progressed by the IDF in the fields of economics and the
environment.
Delegates
then split into two groups with one group having a tour
of the brand new state-of-the-art Cattle Information Service
Laboratory, which has been set up to handle milk and animal
health testing, and the other viewing a type scoring and
linear assessment demo with an explanation of how the data
can be used with bespoke mating tools to improve production
and the health and welfare of the cow.
After
lunch we will looked more closely at the tremendous advances
that are taking place within the dairy farming and animal
health and welfare sectors, how to improve the benefits
of milk recording (with a number of international examples)
and the current status of in-line process analysis and control.
Morning
Programme:
9.00
- 10.00 Registration,
tea and coffee
10.00
- 10.15 Welcome from UK-IDF Chair
Dr Judith Bryans - Director of
The Dairy Council
10.15
- 10.50 The
Global Dairy Market Situation
Jim Begg : Director General – Dairy
UK and Member of the IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Policies
and
Economics
10.45
- 11.20 Environmental
work in IDF and how it relates back to the UK
– a discussion on environmental
sustainability
from farm to factory: latest developments,
challenges and the way forward.
Delanie Kellon – IDF Technical Officer
for Environment and Sustainability
11.20
- 11.50
&
11.50
- 12.20 |
Tours
of the state-of-the-art laboratory, featuring the
latest generation of milk analysers and automation
systems, and an exhibition of cows with a type scoring
and linear assessment demo |
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12.20
- 1.20 LUNCH
Afternoon
Programme:
1.20
– 1.50
International dairy
farming: a British farmer's perspective
Julia
Hawley – DairyCo Board member
1.50
– 2.15 What
further benefits from milk recording can be achieved?
Tove
Asmussen – Business Manager – Raw Milk Connect
2.15
– 2.40 Status
on: In-line Dairy Process Analysis and Tools for Protecting
the Dairy
Supply Chain
Andy Carr - Industry Sales Manager - Dairy:
UK & Ireland – Foss UK Limited
2.45
Summation
and close
There
will be opportunities for delegates to ask questions so
please come along and join in the discussions.
|
We
gratefully acknowledge sponsorship for the day
that
has been provided by Foss UK Ltd |
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