Three more reasons to visit UK Dairy Day

Three additions promise to make the fourth UK Dairy Day more practical and relevant than ever before for dairy farmers flocking to Telford, Shropshire next month.  

Adding value to the milk cheque, veterinary insights into calf anatomy and an explanation of type classifications are three features set to improve the increasingly popular one-day event.

They will complement the usual attractions of one of the country’s leading dairy cattle shows, alongside practical workshops and demonstrations and more than 300 trade stands across 8,000sq metres of exhibition hall.

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This year’s theme is “sharing knowledge”, featuring a learning and development zone on the first floor with engaging and educational seminar sessions both indoors and outside.

What’s indoors?

• Cattle show Six breeds battle it out for Holstein, Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Dairy Shorthorn, Guernsey and Jersey honours and a prize pot of £20,000.
• Sharing Knowledge Zone Find a career zone and seminars on the first floor
• Two seminar areas Industry experts will deliver six 20-minute seminars followed by a 10-minute question and answer sessions. Running from 10am with last presentations starting at 3.30pm.
• Trade stands More than 300 stands of international and European dairy industry experts and leaders across four trade stand areas.

What’s outside?

• Beneath the black and white calf Scarsdale Vets will be teaching visitors about calf health and welfare through painting. This engaging and innovative approach will get participants visualising and understanding calf anatomy and the musculoskeletal nervous system and internal organs.
• Foot-trimming and knife sharpening Tim Carter, David Rowe, Ema Glaze and Andrew Tyler are all independent fully qualified foot-trimmers doing demonstrations streamed live to a TV screen with commentary.

Location

UK Dairy Day is held at The International Centre in Telford, a state of the art exhibition venue with on-site catering, leisure areas, hotels with nearby restaurants and shopping centre.

Located just off the M54, junction 4 or 5, the venue is ideally situated with extensive free car parking and easy access signposted by dedicated AA road signs for UK Dairy Day.

Great rail connections with Telford Railway Station in walking distance, however a free shuttle bus with operate.

Two airports within an hour’s drive – Birmingham (BHX) and East Midlands (EMA).

Seminar presentations 

The first-floor Sharing Knowledge Zone includes a dedicated area for seminar presentations. Presentations will start at 10am and finish at 4.40pm featuring a line-up of 18 speakers. Each presentation will be 15 minutes followed by five minutes for questions.