WELCOME TO SWEDEN! Swedish Charolais

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1 WELCOME TO SWEDEN!

2 World Charolais Congress 2018 Presentation of organization committee: Göran Månsson Anna Ingvar-Nilsson Sofia Persson Helena Gustafsson Rolf Svensson Lennart Nilsson

3 Short about Sweden - 10,4 million citizens square km - member of the European Union - constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy

4 Short about Sweden - 21 counties municipalities 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 Malmoe

5 Short about Sweden - 2,6 million hectar arable farmland - 0,5 million hectar natural pastures - 28 million hectar forrest farms (year 2016) professional farms - 1,2 % of employment - Less than 3900 dairy farms - App dairy cows - App cattle farms - App 1,5 million cattle - App pig holdings

6 Association - Founded App. 400 members - Around breeders that take part in the official test station programme

7 Association - Arranges meetings and seminars incl social activities - Participates in cooperation with other beef breeds in shows and other activities - Breeding advisory committee

8 Saturday June 30, Welcome information 9.45 Bus boarding at the hotel entrance 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 Bus tour ends at the hotel Bus boarding at the hotel entrance Archipelago boat tour including the official Welcome Dinner Buses leaves for the hotel, for those who wants to see Stockholm by night we take a walk through the inner city.

9 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 Visit to Stora Sundby castle Herd visit including lunch at Knutsta Charolais, Anna and Mattias Wistrand Bus boarding Herd visit including barbeque at Wiklert Charolais, Wiklert family Bus boarding Arrival to Elite Stora Hotellet, Örebro

10 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 Bus boarding Optional program: either factory visit to Väderstad or visit to historical abbey and town Vadstena Herd visit including dinner at Fogdegården, family Sturesson. Evening surprise and maybe some dance? Bus boarding Arrival to Hotel Scandic Elmia, Jönköping

11 Tuesday July 3, 2018 Breakfast at the hotel 8.15 Bus boarding at the hotel entrance Farm visit to one of the biggest commercial beef breeders in Sweden Johan Tell Ölanda/Dagsnäs Bus boarding Lunch and visit to Löfwings art studio and café Bus boarding Herd visit to Backgården Charolais, Anna and Nils-Johan Ingvar- Nilsson Bus boarding Arrival to Hotel Scandic Elmia, Jönköping Dinner at the hotel

12 Wednesday July 4, 2018 Breakfast at the hotel 7.30 Bus boarding at the hotel entrance after checking out Herd visit including lunch at Askome Charolais, families Nilsson and Persson Bus boarding Arrival to Hotel Tylösand, Halmstad Fika 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 wellknown beaches in Sweden Dinner at the hotel, entertainment at the hotel?

13 Thursday July 5, 2018 Breakfast at the hotel 8.30 Bus boarding at the hotel entrance after checking out Sightseeing in Söderåsens National Park. Herd visit including lunch at Tostarp Charolais, Kristina and Stefan Bergman Bus boarding Herd visit including barbeque at Sonarps Charolais, Helena and Sven-Olof Hägg Bus boarding Arrival to Hotel Ystad Salsjöbad, Guided walk through Wallanders Ystad

14 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 Bus boarding Herd visit to Margretevall Charolais, Gunilla and Hans Christersson. Visit to Ale stenar Bus boarding 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 Final dinner

15 Saturday July 7, 2018 Breakfast at the hotel 9.00 Bus boarding at the hotel entrance after checking out Herd visit including lunch at Simontorp Charolais, Kerstin and Per Mårtensson First bus leaving for Copenhagen Airport, arrival