Swedish Charolais

WELCOME TO SWEDEN!

Swedish Charolais

World Charolais Congress 2018

Presentation of organization committee:

• Göran Månsson• Anna Ingvar-Nilsson• Sofia Persson• Helena Gustafsson• Rolf Svensson• Lennart Nilsson

Swedish Charolais

Short about

Sweden

- 10,4 million citizens- 450 000 square km

- member of the European Union

- constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy

Swedish Charolais

Short about Sweden

- 21 counties- 290 municipalities- 2523 parishes

- 87 % lives in urban areas- Majority of citizens lives in the south half

- Stockholm capitol city and largest with 1,6 million citizens- Gothenburg 590 000- Malmoe 330 000

Swedish Charolais

Short about Sweden

- 2,6 million hectar arable farmland- 0,5 million hectar natural pastures- 28 million hectar forrest

- 63 000 farms (year 2016)- 15 000 professional farms- 1,2 % of employment

- Less than 3900 dairy farms - App. 330 000 dairy cows- App 17 000 cattle farms- App 1,5 million cattle- App 1 250 pig holdings

Swedish Charolais

Swedish Charolais Association

- Founded 1969- App. 400 members

- Around 40-50 breeders that take part in the official test station programme

Swedish Charolais

Swedish Charolais Association- Arranges meetings and seminars incl social activities- Participates in cooperation with other beef breedsin shows and other activities- Breeding advisory committee

Swedish Charolais

Program

Saturday June 30, 2018

9.00 Welcome information

9.45 Bus boarding at the hotel entrance

10.00 Sightseeing in Stockholm including the Old Town and the Castle.

Travel by bus and some walking. Lunch with traditional Swedish

food in the Old Town. Visit to optional ABBA or Wasa museum.

16.00 Bus tour ends at the hotel

17.30 Bus boarding at the hotel entrance

18.00 Archipelago boat tour including the official Welcome Dinner

22.00 Buses leaves for the hotel, for those who wants to see Stockholm

by night we take a walk through the inner city.

Swedish Charolais

Program

Sunday July 1, 2018

Breakfast at the hotel opens 7.00

Please check out and leave bags in the lobby before breakfast

7.30 Bus boarding at the hotel entrance

10.00 Visit to Stora Sundby castle

12.15 Herd visit including lunch at Knutsta Charolais, Anna and Mattias

Wistrand

14.45 Bus boarding

17.00 Herd visit including barbeque at Wiklert Charolais, Wiklert family.

20.00 Bus boarding

21.30 Arrival to Elite Stora Hotellet, Örebro

Swedish Charolais

Program

Monday July 2, 2018

Breakfast at the hotel

7.30 Bus boarding at the hotel entrance after checking out

9.00 Herd visit including lunch at Vita Fall, Sofia Persson and Stefan

Johansson

12.00 Bus boarding

13.30 Optional program: either factory visit to Väderstad or visit to

historical abbey and town Vadstena

17.00 Herd visit including dinner at Fogdegården, family Sturesson.

Evening surprise and maybe some dance?

22.00 Bus boarding

23.00 Arrival to Hotel Scandic Elmia, Jönköping

Swedish Charolais

Program

Tuesday July 3, 2018

Breakfast at the hotel

8.15 Bus boarding at the hotel entrance

10.15 Farm visit to one of the biggest commercial beef breeders in

Sweden Johan Tell – Ölanda/Dagsnäs.

12.15 Bus boarding

13.00 Lunch and visit to Löfwings art studio and café

15.00 Bus boarding

15.30 Herd visit to Backgården Charolais, Anna and Nils-Johan Ingvar-

Nilsson

18.00 Bus boarding

19.15 Arrival to Hotel Scandic Elmia, Jönköping

20.00 Dinner at the hotel

Swedish Charolais

Program

Wednesday July 4, 2018

Breakfast at the hotel

7.30 Bus boarding at the hotel entrance after checking out

10.00 Herd visit including lunch at Askome Charolais, families Nilsson and

Persson

13.00 Bus boarding

14.00 Arrival to Hotel Tylösand, Halmstad – “Fika”

15.00 Seminars

Beef production in Sweden, Sofia Persson and Lennart Nilsson

Beef breeding evaluation in Sweden incl Interbeef, Emma Carlén, Växa

Genomics, Hans Stålhammar, Viking Genetics

For those who don’t participate in the seminars there are Spa

possibilities at the hotel. Close to the hotel is one of the most well-

known beaches in Sweden

19.30 Dinner at the hotel, entertainment at the hotel?

Swedish Charolais

Program

Thursday July 5, 2018

Breakfast at the hotel

8.30 Bus boarding at the hotel entrance after checking out

10.15 Sightseeing in Söderåsens National Park. Herd visit including lunch

at Tostarp Charolais, Kristina and Stefan Bergman.

14.00 Bus boarding

14.30 Herd visit including barbeque at Sonarps Charolais, Helena and

Sven-Olof Hägg

19.00 Bus boarding

20.30 Arrival to Hotel Ystad Salsjöbad,

21.00 Guided walk through Wallanders Ystad

Swedish Charolais

Program

Friday July 6, 2018

Breakfast at the hotel

7.45 Bus boarding at the hotel entrance

9.00 Visit to Degerberga Hills including lunch. Brödåkra Charolais, Malin

and Lars-Johan Joelsson

12.00 Bus boarding

13.00 Herd visit to Margretevall Charolais, Gunilla and Hans

Christersson. Visit to Ale stenar

15.00 Bus boarding

16.00 AGM for Charolais International at the hotel

For those who don’t participate at the AGM there are Spa

possibilities at the hotel and the beach is just outside the hotel

19.00 Final dinner

Swedish Charolais

Program

Saturday July 7, 2018

Breakfast at the hotel

9.00 Bus boarding at the hotel entrance after checking out

10.00 Herd visit including lunch at Simontorp Charolais, Kerstin and Per

Mårtensson

13.00 First bus leaving for Copenhagen Airport, arrival 15.00.