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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.
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