Celebrate CEDAR’s 25th Anniversary and LEAF Innovation Centre Launch

The Centre for Dairy Research (CEDAR) is set to celebrate its 25th Anniversary and the official start of its LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) Innovation Centre status, on Wednesday 14th March 2018, with a dedicated event to mark the occasion.

The theme for the day will be ‘celebrating sustainable livestock research’ and will start with an official ‘LEAF Innovation Centre launch’ and an opportunity for attendees to tour the facilities, including the extensive new herbal ley platform that has been recently established as part of the long-term DiverseForages Project.

Lunch will be provided on-campus, with transport from CEDAR to the Agriculture Building, at Early Gate, and the afternoon’s activities will feature a series of presentations on key, current research projects within the theme of sustainable livestock systems.

Timetable of events:

10.30 Arrival at CEDAR

11.00 Welcome (Chris Reynolds/James Lamburn, CEDAR)

11.05 LEAF Innovation Centre launch (Caroline Drummond/Alice Midmer, LEAF)

11.15 Tours begin

12.40 Buses depart for School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, Whiteknights Campus, UoR

13.00 Lunch

14.00 25 years of CEDAR: a review of its history and research contributions (Profs Chris Reynolds and Richard Phipps)

14.30 Dr. Sinclair Mayne, CEO of AFBI, “Current and Future Developments in Dairy Production”.

15.00 Prof. Ian Givens, “The Role of Dairy Products in a Healthy Diet – Partners for Life”.

15.20 Dr. Les Crompton, “Dairy Farming and the Environment – Strategies for Sustainable Milk Production”.

15.40 Dr. Anna Thomson, “Multi-Species Forages as Alternatives to Ryegrass – Beyond White Clover”.

16.00 Finish. Coffee and Tea.

16.20 Buses return guests to CEDAR

Registration

Registration for full day tickets has now closed but last minute requests can be made via email (h.f.holdsworth@reading.ac.uk). University of Reading students and staff have the option of attending just the afternoon session. Please select the appropriate ticket during the booking process.

Transport and parking

Free parking is available at CEDAR. A coach will be provided to transport guests between CEDAR and the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, Whiteknights Campus, UoR.

We look forward to welcoming you to the University of Reading.