Our guest speakers will be:
• Ruth Grice, NFU Midlands Dairy Board vice-chair
• Sophie Brewster, Knowledge Exchange Manager (Dairy) AHDB
• Helena Reilly, Knowledge Exchange Manager AHDB
• Verity Richards, NFU Chief Dairy Adviser
• Amy Mepham, NFU Dairy Adviser
• Erin Napier, Graduate in NFU Food, Farming and Environment Team
• Rob Davies, NFU Midlands Dairy Board chair/National Dairy Board vice chair
• Emily Wood, NFU Midlands Regional Policy Manager
Agenda:
• 10.00am: arrival to include refreshments
• 10.30am: Introductions
• 10.40am: Minutes of previous meeting on 11 March 2026.
• 10.45am: AHDB Study Tour to Denmark (part of AHDB herds programme)
• 11.15am: AHDB Update from Helena Reilly
• 11.25am: National Dairy Board priorities with Verity Richards and Amy Mepham
• 12.15pm: refreshment break
• 12.20pm: Dairy Imports and Exports with Erin Napier and Rob Davies
• 12.50pm: Policy update with Emily Wood
• 1.00pm: Badger TB vaccination programme, update with regards to the roll out
• 1.15pm: AOB
• 1.30pm: meeting close followed by lunch.
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