Agricultural Study Tour to Dairy Production in Czech Republic

DAY 1: Arrival Prague, Private dairy farm

• Arrival in Prague
• Private dairy farm visit (60 dairy cows, 70 ha). A captivating story of a smallholder who decided to continue his ancestors business with no experience at the beginning, followed by local product tasting
• Transfer to Brno, the capital of Moravia, the second largest city in Czech republic
• Welcome dinner in a traditional Moravian restaurant
•  Overnight in Brno

DAY 2: South Moravia – Dairy plant, Dairy COOP, Open air museum, Folklore night

• Technical visit to a Dairy plant
• Dairy COOP farm visit – one of the best farms in the country. Fully computerized, 450 Holstein cows with the average milk yield of 10,500l. An important producer of liquid milk, yoghurt, butter and cheese

• Lunch in a 17th century chateau restaurant
• Transfer to Mikulov – dinner, folklore music and wine tasting in a local wine cellar with unrepeatable atmosphere; all drinks included
•  Overnight in Brno
• Open Air Museum of Moravian Village in Straznice – an excellent opportunity to learn about the peasant life from the early 18th till the beginning of the 20th century

DAY 3: Dairy Corporate farm, Private dairy farm, Austerlitz battle field

• Technical visit to a large Dairy Corporate farm near Austerlitz: 4,800 ha agricultural land, 1,000 dairy Holstein cow breed, average annual milk yield of 10,000 litres
• Visit of the Austerlitz battle field, the famous Battle of Three Emperors where Napoleon won a glorious triumph in 1805
• Transfer to Prague after lunch
• Private dairy farm with milking robot – 300 Holstein cow breed

• Farewell dinner – cruise with music on the Vltava River
• Overnight in Prague

DAY 4: Prague, Departure

•  Meeting and discussion with a representative of the Czech Ministry of Agriculture and Czech Dairy Union.
• Lunch at the spot
• Prague sightseeing: Old Town square, Astronomical clock, Charles bridge
• Transfer to the airport for your departure flight