On-farm events
Wednesday 2nd September - Webinar: Tackling lameness for healthier, more efficient cows
12:30pm-1:30pm
Healthy feet are essential for productive, efficient dairy cows and improving foot health plays an important role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Thursday 3rd September - Farm Walk, Islandmagee, Northern Ireland
11:00am-2:00pm
Join UK-DCN farmer Caryn Webster in Islandmagee to see how genetics, genomic testing and bull selection can improve dairy herd efficiency and longevity.
This event will also feature Daniel Pitt, Animal Genetics Manager at AHDB, who will be discussing practical approaches to breeding for genetic gain and production.
Wednesday 16th September - UK Dairy Day
Come and see UK-DCN in Hall 3 at the Telford International Centre where we will be hosting the following seminars:
- Breeding and Feeding for a lower emission Dairy Cow – Prof John Newbold from SRUC and AHDB’s Marco Winters will introduce the UK‑Dairy Carbon Network, highlighting how evidence‑based approaches to breeding and feeding are being brought together to support practical, farm‑relevant emission reductions across the dairy sector.
- ‘Beneath the Black and White’ Calf Painting with Scarsdale Vets
- Lung Scanning with Shropshire Farm Vets
- Rumen Development with Nantwich Farm Vets
- Biosecurity Talks with Quat Chem
Thursday 1st October - Practical calf health: post-mortem insights
6:15pm-8:30pm
Join us for this practical post-mortem event with Ben Strugnell (Farm Post Mortems) at Market Drayton Market to understand the impact of infection and disease in calves, and what steps can be taken to protect against this.
Tuesday 20th October - Dairy Conference
An industry-wide conference held at CAFRE Greenmount Campus to raise awareness of how data and research can inform decisions to improve on-farm profitability and sustainability. UK-DCN will be at the forefront of the afternoon sessions, with the Project Director Professor Steven Morrison speaking alongside two UK-DCN farmers.