In a joint effort to tackle climate change and further increase sustainable practices, the International Dairy Federation and De Laval have come together to organise the First IDF Dairy Farming Summit under the theme “Climate Change – The Heat is On”.

The summit, the first in a series of events to concentrate on dairy farming issues, will take place at the Sheraton Hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland and the Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) Crichton Royal Farm in Dumfries from 25-27 June 2008.

The event is entirely devoted to global warming, its impact on dairy farming and how dairy farming affects the environment. Topics that will be discussed include the impact of climate change on animal health and welfare in the dairy sector, pollution, deforestation, water shortage and energy use. “Our aim is to give the dairy farmers some practical advice on what they can do to reduce environmental impact as part of their daily routines. We all have a responsibility when it comes to these questions and we can contribute one way or the other‚” says David Homer, chairman of the Organising Committee and the person responsible for co-ordinating IDF’s dairy farming programme.

Main highlights of the summit include presentations on energy source and usage (USA), water access and usage (Egypt), climate change and global warming (The Netherlands), contamination and pollution (China) and biodiversity and deforestation (Brazil).

For more information, please visit the Summit website at: www.eventsforce.net/idfdfs