SDT Autumn Conference 2024
The SDT Autumn Conference was held at Shrewsbury Town Football Club on 21st November 2024 and had a theme of 'Smart Dairy Farm Practices to enhance Milk Quality, Productivity, Nutrition and Functionality.
Copies of the presentations can be accessed below:
- Paper 1: Macro picture of dairy farming in the UK and implications for the future (John Powell, DEFRA)
- Paper 2: How a structured crossbreeding plan can help a dairy business (Chris Stone, VikingGenetics)
- Paper 3: Adaptation to climate change: How nutrition can help cow health, milk production and quality under heat stress conditions (Daniel Rico, CRSAD)
- Paper 4: The impact of multispecies pasture on both milk production and milk composition (Alann Jezequel & Renata Kostovska, Teagasc)
- Paper 5: From feed to air: how to use smart technology to reduce dairy cow emissions (Adrian Packington, dsm-firmenich)
- Paper 6: Innovations in antibiotic testing (Alexandre Precania, Unisensor)
- Paper 7: Dairy farm automation, cow health and milk quality (Andrew Wilson, Lely)
- Paper 8: Challenges to the farmer in transitioning to chlorine-free cleaning (Kathryn Kenneally, Dairy Direct)