Export Delegation to England

We invite you to participate in an exclusive three and a half day business delegation to the South West and North West of England, featuring pre-arranged high-level meetings, two specialised seminars, visits to leading dealerships and tours of exemplary dairy farms.

Participate in a high-impact export promotion showcasing Danish dairy and agri-tech solutions with networking opportunities alongside key English stakeholders, farmers, organisations, consultancies and farm equipment dealerships. 

Organized by the Trade Council’s Food and Agriculture team in the United Kingdom in cooperation with the Danish Agriculture & Food Council and financially supported by the Trade Council in Denmark.

Deadline for registration is 6 March 2026

Who is this delegation relevant for?

Sustainability, productivity and profitability are key drivers for development and technology adaptation in the English dairy sector.

Are you a provider of cutting-edge solutions in genetics, feed and additives, feeding systems, ventilation, barn and milking equipment, measuring technologies, manure management or biogas – with a strong focus on sustainability and productivity? This delegation is tailored precisely for you. 

Who are we targeting in England?

Connect with top dairy farmers supplying major English dairies like Arla, Müller, First Milk, and local creameries. You’ll engage with central dealerships and consultancies advising these farmers, plus stakeholders seeking resource-efficient solutions across the entire value chain.

What do you get

• Get market insight!
• Meet new potential customers and follow up on existing ones!
• Network with the Danish group, opportunity to share contacts and branch knowledge!

Programme (tentative)

Dairy farming in England – a description

-  Potential and Access to South West and North West of England

The South West is England’s largest and most rural region, stretching from Cornwall in the West to Gloucestershire in the North and Wiltshire in the East. Total farmed area covers 1,720 000 hectares and 39% of the dairy herd is located here. 

Equally the North West is the second largest dairy region housing 26% of England’s dairy herd. Total farmed area is 893.000 hectares and is located primarily in Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria. 

The two regions are the most important areas for dairy production with a high concentration of the industry leading farmers, consultancies and dealerships present. 

In England there’s a stern focus on delivering on sustainability right from the farmers to the processors to the retailers. For Arla farmer owners it is interesting to invest in technologies that can support their commitments in the Arla FarmAhead programme. Equally other major dairies have initiated programmes that promote the adoption of greener technologies on farm often in cooperation with major retailers as Tescos.

Farming profitability and productivity and animal welfare are another major topic for English dairy farmers. Climate change contribute to more unstable weather conditions with heat stress being an increasing problem alongside challenges to feed production. The concentration of dairy production in the West and arable production in the East of England poses a separate problem, as there’s a surplus of slurry in the East. 

Proven Danish solutions that can contribute to improvements to one or some of these challenges will be interesting for English Dairy Farmers. 

Average milk yield per cow is 8.278 litres per cow per year – but this covers quite some variation with the best English farmers being on par with Danish dairy producers. 

This provides an excellent opportunity for Danish companies to present solutions within dairy technology, manure handling, cooling technologies, feeding technologies, automation and green energy.

Through the Embassy’s cooperation with the National Farmers Union, leading dairies and local consultancies, we have access to leading farms and can facilitate meetings and seminars with the most interested farmers.

Meet the players

The programme combines two seminars, networking opportunities with key participants and field visits to some of England’s most leading dairy farms and equipment dealerships in the country’s leading centres of milk production.

Participants will meet directly with the Chair of Dairy Board South and visit farms that showcase modern herd management and strong environmental ambition.

Through the Embassy’s cooperation with the National Farmers Union, Arla UK and local agricultural partners, the visit ensures direct access to the sector’s key decision-makers, combining knowledge exchange, professional networking and practical insight into England’s most important dairy regions.

Who should participate?

Companies engaged in improving sustainability, productivity and animal welfare in the listed fields, delivering innovative and integrated solutions.

• Genetics
• Feed and additives
• Equipment for feeding and feed handling
• Milking equipment, testing, cooling
• Stable equipment, feeding, bedding
• Ventilation
• Agro intelligence
• Water solutions
• Manure handling and storage
• Biogas production

Please see the bottom for a more detailed list.

Price 

The price for participation is DKK 17,225 excl. flights, hotels, and VAT per company for 1 participant after deduction of 50% subsidy from Trade Council and 7 companies participating. Price for each extra participant is DKK 2,100 max 3 representatives in total.

NOTE: Only Danish companies in Denmark with a Danish CVR number can register for participation, and the invoicing will always be issued in DKK to the Danish company address. However, the Danish company is free to have its local representatives represent your company in full during the event. On the registration form you can, if relevant, therefore add the contact information of the local participating person/company.

We reserve the right to offer you participation at a different price should any of the above criteria’s change. Should this result in a higher price than quoted, you have the right to cancel your participation. Other expenses not mentioned above are at own expense including visa, flights, dine & drink and hotel.

NOTE: The price is based on 7 participating companies, who are all eligible for subsidy, and 50 % subsidy (applied for but not yet granted) from the Trade Council of Denmark.
If your company is not eligible for subsidy due to de-minimis issues (having received more than 300,000 € in de-minimis subsidy within the past 3 years, including the present) you are binding yourself to pay the full price, meaning without the subsidy. The same conditions apply if you do not wish to receive subsidy.

The English Wish List

One of our English partners have made the below wish list (not comprehensive)

How to register

Please register at the top of this site at the latest 6 March 2026.

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact the organizers:

The Trade Council in the UK
Statskonsulent Jan Bay-Smidt
jansmi@um.dk
Mobile: +44 7776 964 385

Danish Agriculture & Food Council
Michael Stahlschmidt
mis@lf.dk
Mobile: +45 2124 1711