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Dairy discussion groups

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board · 2025

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Summary

This AHDB resource provides structured guidance for establishing and managing peer-learning discussion groups in the United Kingdom dairy sector. Rather than presenting empirical research findings, it outlines best-practice approaches to facilitating farmer-to-farmer knowledge exchange and collaborative learning, reflecting AHDB's role in supporting farmer networks and professional development. The material is intended to help dairy farmers and advisers implement effective discussion groups as a mechanism for on-farm learning and practice improvement.

Regional applicability

This resource is UK-specific and directly applicable to United Kingdom dairy farming practice and extension work. It is designed explicitly for UK farmer networks and AHDB's support programmes, making it highly relevant to British dairy sector policy and farmer development.

Key measures

Likely includes qualitative descriptions of discussion group models, facilitation techniques, and reported learning outcomes from participating farmers, though specific quantitative metrics are not confirmed without the full text.

Outcomes reported

This resource likely documents the structure, facilitation approaches, and outcomes of peer-learning discussion groups established within the UK dairy sector. It appears to outline best-practice guidance for establishing and managing farmer-to-farmer knowledge exchange networks.

Theme
Farming systems, soils & land use
Subject
Other / interdisciplinary
Study type
Guideline
Study design
Policy/guidance document
Source type
Industry/policy report
Status
Published
Geography
United Kingdom
System type
Dairy
Catalogue ID
IRmqgglw21-febb0b

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