Innovation Hub
New products, new concepts and new ideas.
The Innovation Hub is designed to expand horizons, ways of thinking and to introduce new concepts. It will showcase groundbreaking technology and the most innovative products available to the market.
Seminars and workshops at Dairy-Tech are eligible for Dairy Pro points and registered Dairy Pro members can collect points which will be recorded against their personal and business profiles, giving recognition to their professionalism in dairying. To become a member register at the AHDB stand – Find out more about Dairy Pro
We are currently working on the 2023 timetable, please keep checking for updates.
In the meantime, we’ve left the 2022 timetable below so you are able to get an idea of the type of speakers and content included on the hub.
To download the 2022 Innovation Hub timetable, please click here
Dairy Tech 2022 – April 7th
9:00am
Sponsored by RABDF
Royal Dairy Innovation Award 2022
See the finalists present their latest products to the judges for a chance to win the Royal Innovation Award 2022.
Judges: Tim Downes, Chair of Judges; Micheal Marsden, Trident Feeds; Lyndsay Chapman, CIEL
9:00am
Delivered by Cattle Eye
Royal Dairy Innovation Award 2022 Finalist 1: Cattle Eye
Roger Allen
9:10am
Delivered by DeLaval
Royal Dairy Innovation Award 2022 Finalist 2:
DeLaval Flow-Responsive™ Milking
Gary Edwards, CMS Solutions Manager UK & IRE
9:20am
Delivered by Kingshay
Royal Dairy Innovation Award 2022 Finalist 3:
DigiFarm
Richard Simpson, Development Director
9:30am
Sponsored by Trident Feeds
Driving cow intakes and milk yields with the high energy rumen-protected protein NovaPro
Georgie Croxford, Head of Technical, Trident Feeds
Worldwide Technology
9:40am
Sponsored by NZTE
New Zealand Agritech Innovation
Vanessa O’Neill, European Regional Director of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Latest in Data and Automation
10:10am
Sponsored by RABDF
Data for dairy performance
George Lester, Dairy Farmer
10:35am
Sponsored by Trioliet
Trioliet – Automation in feeding technology
Martyn Northover, Area Sales Manager UK-South
10:45am
Sponsored by RABDF
Putting robots to work – a real farm perspective
Bruce Mackie, Rora Holsteins
Funding Your Innovation
10:55am
Sponsored by UKRI
UKRI’s Transforming Food Production Innovcation Showcase: Accelerating innovation in farming
- Tom Jenkins (BSc, PhD, FRSB), Deputy Challenge Director – Transforming Food Production UK Research and Innovation
- Lucy Mather, livestock and aquaculture manager, KTN
- Jonathan Statham, CEO, RAFT Solutions
- Douglas Armstrong, CEO, IceRobotics,
- Andrew McLay, Innovation Lead, Transforming Food Production, UKRI
11:35am
Sponsored by Leyton
Enabling cash flow through tax relief incentives
Matilda Hayward, Senior Technical Consultant and Matthew Davidson, Sales Manager
Environment
11:50am
Sponsored by Mole Valley Farmers
How Mole Valley Farmers is helping farmers reduce their carbon footprints
Dr Matt Witt, Sustainability Manager, Mole Valley Farmers
12:10pm
Sponsored by Carbon Metrics
Financial benefits to carbon management – a case study
Helen Dent, Director, Carbon Metrics
12:25pm
Sponsored by Defra
Defra – An introduction to Future Farming
John Powell, Head of Agricultural Sectors Team
12:35pm
Sponsored by Envirosystems UK Ltd
‘DEFRA Farm Innovation’ research explores an alternative approach to reducing slurry ammonia emissions
Dr Henry Russell, Envirosystems UK Ltd
Emerging Agri-tech
12:45pm
Sponsored by Agri-Epi Centre
Game Changing agri-tech – a vision for the future of sustainable dairy production
Duncan Forbes, Head of Dairy, Agri-EPI Centre
13:20pm
Sponsored by AHV
Quorum Sensing & Biofilm: Not a new phenomenon
Andy Adler, Veterinary Director, MoleCare Veterinary Services
The App Store
13:30pm
Sponsored by Concept Dairy
Using the latest technology to give farmers more control over their future milk price
Diarmaid Mac Colgain, Founder & CEO of Concept Dairy
13:40pm
Sponsored by Herdwatch
How the farm management app Herwatch can help your business
James Greevy, Head of Innovation
13:45pm
Sponsored by Proagrica
Farmplan Business Cloud – the cloud accounting software package specifically designed for the agricultural community
Victoria Giles, Regional Account Manager
13:50pm
Sponsored by Safepoint
Improving farm safety through Safepoint’s lone worker safety solutions
Matt Rumbelow, Head of Design and Marketing Co-Founder
14:00pm
Sponsored by AHDB
AHDB Mobility App
Dr Nick Bell, Director of Herd Health Consultancy
The Future Of Dairying
14:05pm
Sponsored by Westpoint Farm Vets and Kingshay Farming and Conservation Ltd
Maximise the performance of your herd with training
Tim Potter, Senior Clinical Director Westpoint Farm Vets and Kingshay Farming and Conservation Ltd
14:15pm
Sponsored by Lely
Where next with the future of robotics on dairy farms?
Christian Nightingale, Commercial Sales Support, Barn Equipment
14:30pm
Sponsored by CIEL
Agriculture’s net zero challenge – what are the realistic options for dairy?
Phil Bicknell, head of Business Development, Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock
14:45pm
Sponsored by Bennamann
Adopting a new apporach to slurry management and the potential financial, operational and enviromental benefits
Dr Chris Mann, Chairman and CTO
Science And Research
15:05pm
Sponsored by University of Nottingham
A palm-free fat supplement for dairy cows
Phil Garnsworthy, Professor of Dairy Science
15:15pm
Sponsored by EVONIK
No Soya? No problem! Amino acid balancing to save the planet
Holly Malin, Technical Service Manager UK, Ireland & BeNeLux
15:25pm
Sponsored by University of Bristol
Cybersecurity for Food Security – precision agriculture and precision livestock farming
Sharad Agarwal, Research Associate
15:35pm
Sponsored by University of Reading
Production and nutritional value of multi-species swards: Results from the Diverse Forages Project
Zoe Barker, Postdoctoral Research Assistant