RABDF launches machinery and equipment award at Dairy Event and Livestock Show

Machinery and equipment exhibitors at the Dairy Event and Livestock Show are invited to enter a new award presented by the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers and designed to recognise the economic importance of their products to the livestock farming sector.

Called the RABDF Livestock Machinery and Equipment Award, the judges will take into account each entry’s innovation, its economic advantages to the farmer, running costs including replacement parts and prices, servicing requirements, safety features, energy usage, potential market and list price.

Short listed entries will be judged at the event on Wednesday 16 September and the results announced at the close of the same day. The winner will be presented with a silver trophy, while the remaining finalists will receive certificates. Closing date for entries is 24 July.

RABDF’s chief executive, Nick Everington says: "As organiser of the Dairy Event and Livestock Show, we are focused on communicating to farmers the benefits of best practice and technology which will help towards improving their business’s overall efficiency. We are pleased to launch this new award to reward those exhibitors who excel in technical innovation and which demonstrate real cost benefits to livestock producers. We look forward to a set of high calibre entries."