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Lobbying & Consultations

The Association is run by a team of practical dairy farmers who are nominated and elected by the RABDF members. Together, we ensure dairy farmers views and concerns are represented at regular meetings that take place with government officials, MPs, retailers, processors and other agricultural organisations. This involvement also ensures that we are constantly in touch with any policies being considered.

RABDF participates in a large number of industry groups, including the Dairy Supply Chain Forum, Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (RUMA), the Environmental Plan for Dairy Farming and the England Cattle Health and Welfare Group. We also provide the secretariat for All Party Parliamentary Group for Dairy Farming (APPG).

Following the July 2008 Defra non-decision against a cull of badgers to help control the spread of bovine tuberculosis RABDF have signed up to an Industry Stakeholder agreement and will continue to lobby on behalf of the dairy farmer to ensure that bTB is eradicted from the UK herd. More on bTB...

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Are you planning for your retirement?

The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers is seeking all dairy producers to take part in its survey on retirement provisions, a research initiative designed to establish the current true picture on dairy farms and ultimately provide a percentage figure of earnings to be included in future dairy costings, alongside family labour. 

Please download the survey here and send it to the RABDF office for a chance to win a case of wine and two tickets to the dairy event and livestock show,

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RABDF continues to work hard for all its dairy farmer members. We’ve recently been represented at the following meetings:

RABDF continues to work hard for all its dairy farmer members. We’ve recently been represented at the following meetings:

  • APPG AGM
  • Cost and Responsibility Sharing for Animal Health and Welfare (Cattle Sector)
  • Livestock Partnership
  • Pathomilk
  • Geronimo
  • DFoB Conference 
  • Dairy UK - Dairy Farming and the Environment Conference
  • NFU Bluetongue meeting

Other consultations currently involved in:

  • CAP Health Check
  • Jersey Butter PDO