On the 26th of January 2011 the first Global Dairy Feed Efficiency & Food Sustainability Summit will take place simultaneously in Berlin, Dublin, London, Paris, The Hague and Washington DC via video link. The Summit will also be streamed live to a multitude of regional meetings across Asia, Australia, Europe, New Zealand and the USA.


  • INCREASING DAIRY FEED EFFICIENCY is the focus. Producing more milk from the same feed is a paradigm shift that challenges conventional thinking.

  • THE FINANCIAL EFFECT is major. A feed efficiency gain of 25% is worth $100, 000 pa to a 300 cow US dairy herd or £63,000 to a 150 cow UK farmer. At national and global level the accumulated economic potential is massive.

  • THE CHALLENGE is to increase food production and improve farm profitability while preserving the precious resources of feed, land, water and the environment.

  • LEADING COMPANIES from countries producing almost 50% of the world’s milk production are coming together on this day to take a major lead in improving global food sustainability.

  • THE GOAL is to achieve a medium term lift of 20% in levels of feed conversion efficiency across the world.