DairyCo

Working with you at the Dairy Event 2011

Published 1 September 11

Visit DairyCo at this year's Dairy Event and Livestock Show to find out how we can work with you.

The 2011 DairyCo stand includes information on our new Planning for Profit workshops designed to help you develop sound business goals and a plan for the future so you can set yourself up for a much greater chance to take your dairy farming business forward.

Our Milkbench+ team will also be on-hand to discuss the benefits of using the business benchmarking system which is available to all levy payers, and you can speak to our Datum team to see how you can benefit by keeping an eye on the markets.

We'll also be showing how we're looking to the future, with new information on Breeding+, our carbon footprinting study and the new Research Partnerships.  Members of our R&D and genetics teams will be able to answer your questions about all these projects.

Find out more about how we're working with you to improve the image of dairy farming in the eyes of the general public, and see how you can support our consumer facing work.  You can also make a pledge to show how you're Proud of Dairy with our cross industry campaign.

Finally, our new Healthy Feet Programme, designed to help you tackle lameness one step at a time to make a permanent difference to cow mobility on your farm will be a big theme, and you can collect a goody bag to help you get started!

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Date 1 September 2011



For further information:

N:         Helen Fina        

T:         02476 478696

E:         helen.fina@dairyco.ahdb.org.uk
W:        www.dairyco.org.uk

DairyCo's aim is to promote world class knowledge to British dairy farmers so they can profit from a sustainable future.

To achieve this DairyCo aims to:

• Ensure farmers have access to world class information needed to improve competitiveness, GHG reduction and productivity
• Ensure farmers have access to direct and indirect support to help them improve their profitability through better business management
• Ensure that dairy farming is reducing its impact on the environment
• Ensure farmers understand the benefits of breeding and use the related tools

DairyCo is funded entirely by milk producers, via a statutory levy on all milk sold off-farm, at the rate of 0.06p per litre.  This provides an annual income of around £6.5m.

DairyCo is a division of the statutory levy board, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).