UK Dairy Day returns on Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at The International Centre, Telford, Shropshire and this years' Brown Swiss judge has been confirmed.

Robbie Radel from Queensland Australia will travel to the UK to judge the popular cattle classes. Robbie is a fourth-generation dairy farmer and stud breeder, their stud being the oldest Illawarra stud in Queenstown. He produces their own label milk, which they deliver to a 300klm radius of the farm. Robbie was been privileged to attend The Mondial Brune 2016 (World Brown Swiss Congress) as a Keynote Speaker as well as judge at Sydney Royal, Adelaide Royal and Toowoomba Royal shows. A highlight of his showing career is to of bred and exhibited the only Brown Swiss animal to ever win interbreed Champion at the Royal Show Australia.

UK Brown Swiss Cattle Society chairman, Jonathan Lochhead, commented: “The Brown Swiss Cattle Society is honoured to welcome Robbie Radel to the UK in September to judge our National Show. UK Dairy Day is a fantastic event for showcasing our breed, society and members; its impressive Cattle Show and the main ring delivers an electrifying atmosphere and fantastic level of competition.”

He added: “We support our 150 members across the UK and Ireland in improving the Brown Swiss breed from our office based near Llangain, Carmarthenshire. The society publishes The Chimes magazine, maintains a genealogical record of the breed through the herdbook and promotes breeders and owners. The Brown Swiss dairy cows desirable cattle, characterised by ease of management, quality milk production and longevity and we look forward to showcasing them at UK Dairy Day.”

Lynden Bustard, UK Dairy Day cattle show manager and chief steward, said: “We are delighted to welcome back the Brown Swiss Cattle Society to UK Dairy Day. Hosting their national show brings together a wonderful display of dairy breeds under one roof.”