Numbers make people uncomfortable for a reason: they tell the truth. We’re joined by the EDF UK team to unpack European Dairy Farmers and the EDF Congress heading to Chester on 23 to 25 June, including what it is, who it’s for, and why cost of production benchmarking can turn a good idea into a confident decision.
We talk through the structure of the three day programme at Chester Racecourse, mixing plenary sessions, targeted workshops and tightly run farm visits in one of the UK’s most concentrated dairy regions. The theme “New Challenges, New Opportunities” gives us room to explore what sustainable dairy farming looks like in practice, from the technological revolution of robots, sensors, machine vision and artificial intelligence, to sustainability from the ground up through soil management, forage quality and smarter nutrient use.
You’ll also hear why EDF’s approach stands out: farm visits anchored by real performance figures, workshops that let farmers compare key KPIs like labour efficiency, and the kind of networking that sends you home with at least one “nugget” worth implementing. If you’ve never come across EDF before, this is your route into a Europe wide conversation about efficiency, resilience and adding value in a volatile milk market.
This was recorded in January 2026, and all information was correct at the time of recording.
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