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39 th ICOS National Conference David Christensen Kingston Hill Farm Ltd Reflections on Farmer Cooperation in the UK Outline of Presentation Introduction to me Our farming business UK Dairy Coops and our Retail Sector Why are

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39th ICOS National Conference David Christensen – Kingston Hill Farm Ltd

Reflections on Farmer Cooperation in the UK

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Outline of Presentation

  • Introduction to me
  • Our farming business
  • UK Dairy Coops and our Retail Sector
  • Why are cooperatives so important
  • Reflections on getting involved
  • Being an effective representative
  • Questions and discussion
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Distant relatives....

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Not much progress......

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Arnold Christensen

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The Christensen family today

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Kingston Hill Farm

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Farming alongside the river Thames

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The Dairy Herd

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60 point rotary parlour

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Heifer replacements

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The beef enterprise

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UK Retail Grocery Retail Sector

  • 1. Top Tier :

Marks and Spencer £5.2 bn Waitrose £6.1 bn

  • 2. Big Four :

Tesco £63.5 bn Asda £23 bn Sainsburys £26.1 bn Morrisons £17.6 bn

  • 3. Discounters

Aldi £6.9 bn Lidl £4 bn

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Recent History of Cooperation in the UK Dairy Sector

  • Milk Marketing Board
  • Milk Marque
  • Competition authorities
  • First Milk, Dairy Farmers of Britain, Milk Link
  • Milk Link and Arla merger
  • AFMP entry
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Arla and Milk Link Merger

  • Idea came from the Board’s annual strategy

review

  • Recognised our weaknesses and threats
  • A Board who were determined to act
  • Reviewed all options
  • Absolute determination that we would remain

a cooperative

  • Proceeded to work to a merger with Arla
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Why are Cooperatives so important?

  • Financial benefit
  • Extension of my business
  • Tool to make good use of my time
  • Keep the market straight
  • Want to be part of the supply chain
  • Fundamental if we are to benefit from the

growth in demand for food

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What should the Board focus on?

  • Strategy
  • Performance
  • Risk
  • Communication
  • People
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Reflections on getting involved

  • Don’t try to run the business
  • Employ the very best people
  • But will always need the interface
  • The role of non farming non executives

directors

  • The importance of training and development

from as early a time as is sensible

  • Sensible remuneration relative to the role
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Being an effective representative

  • Be respected as a farmer and person
  • Read and take time to understand the sector
  • Be aware of the bigger picture
  • Networking
  • Empathy – a key attribute
  • Avoid arrogance
  • Preparation
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Key phrases

  • Thank you
  • I don’t know
  • I’m sorry
  • I got that wrong
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Thank you for your attention