UK Dairy Day 2023: Timetables, parking info and maps

This year’s UK Dairy Day takes place at the International Centre, Telford, tomorrow (Wednesday, September 13), with over 270 exhibitors expected across the indoor and outdoor areas.

The weather for the free, one-day event is expected to be good, with no rain forecast and a general temperature of 17° .

As usual with the annual event, attendees can expect to network, share knowledge, learn and conduct business.

There will be free Wi-Fi throughout the event with the code: TICUK.

UK Dairy Day 2023 map

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Ground floor map of UK Dairy Day 2023 — Ground floor event map

First floor map of UK Dairy Day 2023 — Ground floor event map

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Timetable

8:00a.m – UK Dairy Day opens;
8:30a.m – Trade Stand Competition judging commences;
9:00a.m – Cattle show judging commences. ‘Beneath the Black and White’ calf painting demonstration commences in external trade stand area;
9:30a.m – Foot trimming, blocking and knife sharpening demonstrations commence in the external trade stand area. New Product Competition judging commences;
10:00a.m – Seminar presentations and industry panels commence on the first floor in Sharing Knowledge Zone;
10:20a.m – Grand Championship presentations for Dairy Shorthorn, Jersey, Guernsey and Brown Swiss;
12:30p.m – Type classification and linear scoring demonstration in the NBDC Breed. Village in concourse by Hall 3;
12:40p.m – Heifer Championship presentations for Ayrshire and Holstein;
1:00p.m – Presentation of 2023 Holstein UK Master Breeder Awards in the cattle ring;
1:20p.m – Cattle show senior judging commences;
1:30p.m – Presentation of New Product Competition awards;
2:30p.m – Presentation of Trade Stand awards. Type classification and linear scoring demonstration in the NBDC Breed Village in concourse by Hall 3;
2:40p.m – Presentation of 2023 Holstein UK Premier Herd Competition Regional. Winners and Overall Winner in the cattle ring;
4:20p.m – Grand Championship presentations for Ayrshire and Holstein;
5:30p.m – UK Dairy Day closes;
6:30p.m – Event breakdown commences.

Seminars and industry panels timetable

The UK Dairy Day industry panels and seminars will be held on the first floor within the ‘Sharing Knowledge Zone’.

Industry Panels will be 60 minutes and Seminars 20 minutes, both with opportunity to ask questions at the end.

Time	Format	Subject
10:00a.m	Seminar	GB Calf Strategy – Where Are We Now? By AHDB and NFU
10:30a.m	Panel 1	The Future of the Dairy Cow Panellists: Owain Harries, General Manager, Semex UK; Dan Humphries, Director, Dairy Insight; John Torrance, Dairy Farmer, Curtismill Holsteins; Meurig James, Head of Breed Development, NBDC; Marco Winters, Head of Animal Genetics, AHDB
11:30a.m	Seminar	Zero Soya Feeding Options Presented by Adam Clay, Head of Technical, NWF Agriculture
Noon	Panel 2	The Future of the Milk Pricing and Processing Panellists: Chris Walkland, Milk Analyst/Consultant; Paul Savage, Agricultural Director, Arla Foods UK; Diarmaid Mac Colgáin, Founder and CEO, Concept Dairy; Matt Sheehan, Principal Consultant, Promar International, John Allen, Kite Consulting
1:00p.m	Seminar	Managing TB and Utilising Dairy Beef Genetics, a Farmer panel session by AHDB and NFU
1:30p.m	Panel 3	The Future of the Dairy Industry Panellists: John Powell, DEFRA; James Breen, Veterinary Consultants, Mag of Ag; Michael Smale, Dairy Farmer, Glebewin Holsteins; Amy Eggleston, The Dairy Daughter
2:20p.m	Seminar	How labour efficient is your dairy business? Presented by Andrew Wilson, Sales Manager, Lely
2:45p.m	Panel 4	The Future of your Dairy Business Panellists: Hugh Pocock, Director, Cultura Connect; Adam White, Head of Agriculture, Barclays Bank; Paul Harris, REAL Success; Paul Tompkins, NFU Dairy Board Vice Chair

Getting there

The International Centre is located off Junction 4 or 5 of the M54. Organisers recommend following AA yellow road signs for UK Dairy Day or brown signs for International Centre

The UK Dairy Show will validate pay parking tickets on behalf of its visitors and recommends the following car parks:

The Centre Car Park (200) 24hrs;
P1 Long Stay 1 (969) 6:00a.m to midnight;
P2 Southwater Multi-storey (700 spaces) 24hrs;
P3 Cinemas & Restaurants (600) 6:00a.m to midnight;
P4 Next/Zara (500 spaces) 6:00a.m – 7:00p.m;
P5 Long Stay 2 (260 spaces) 6:00a.m to midnight;
P6 Long Stay 3 (243 spaces) 6:00a.m to midnight;
P7 Next/Primark (420 spaces) 6:00a.m to midnight;
P8 Debenhams (620 spaces) 6:00a.m to midnight.

It is important to remember to bring the car park ticket taken at the barrier gate to the event for validation at the UK Dairy Day visitor information desk in the concourse on arrival or departure.

If travelling by train the nearest station, Telford Central Railway Station, is a 10-minute walk away.

A free shuttle bus will also be running between the venue and Telford Central Railway Station throughout the day.

The venue currently has no electric car charging points, but the closest charging points are: the International Hotel Car Park, next door to venue and Asda Telford Superstore, Malinsgate, Telford TF3 4HZ which is a couple of minutes away.