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| Agricultural costs steeper than food price inflation – can farmers bridge the gap? |
27 Aug 2010 |
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While UK inflation is running at just over 3%, latest figures from the Anglia Farmers Agricultural Inflation Index show the overall rise in agricultural input costs for the past 12 months from September 2009 to August 2010 is 5.27%.
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| AF joins FIAS Working Group |
26 Aug 2010 |
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Anglia Farmers’ buying office general manager Heather Claridge-Jones has joined the FIAS Working Group Committee.
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| Purchasing Power for One – Going Strong |
19 Aug 2010 |
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Launched just nine months ago enabling businesses and private individuals to benefit from Anglia Farmers’ purchasing power, AF Affinity already has more than 40,000 registered users.
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| Training the team for excellence |
12 Aug 2010 |
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Anglia Farmers’ main asset is its people. For a relatively small group of 77 people, the professional level of training and employment of a human resources manager is significant.
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| Champion members |
6 Aug 2010 |
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Several members of Anglia Farmers have been awarded in this year’s Norfolk County Farm Business Competition, organised by the Aylsham Agricultural Show Association.
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| Anglia Woodfuels contributes towards council's major award |
14 Jul 2010 |
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Suffolk County Council has won a major award for its use of woodfuel for heating and hot water in schools
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| Wattolborough’s a winner |
8 Jul 2010 |
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Norfolk Young Farmers rallied as usual at the Royal Norfolk Show with some spectacular displays for their annual stand competition. Judged by Clarke Willis and David Moar of Anglia Farmers, Wattolborough – that’s Watton and Attleborough Young Farmers combined – Won by a whisker.
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| Recognition for long term commitment |
29 Jun 2010 |
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Four members of staff at Anglia Farmers have received long service awards covering 10, 25 and 30 years of continuous employment.
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| Business is strong despite a dip in turnover |
21 Jun 2010 |
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Announcing results for the year ending 31st January 2010, agricultural purchasing group Anglia Farmers Limited reports turnover was £142.1 million, down by 2.5% on the previous year. However, the group believes the underlying growth to be about 14%.
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| Farewell to our founders |
11 Jun 2010 |
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Two directors who were instrumental in the creation of Anglia Farmers retire from the board at this year’s AGM. Henry Edwards and Jim Alston were respective chairman of the predecessor groups Mid-Norfolk Farmers and Loddon Farmers and each has been actively involved in the day-to-day business of Anglia Farmers during its seven-year history.
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| Exclusive Smart Farm Open Day at Stow Longa |
4 Jun 2010 |
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As part of its Smart Farm events programme, Masstock is holding an exclusive day at Stow Longa, near Huntingdon for members of Anglia Farmers.
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| Visit Anglia Farmers at the shows |
27 May 2010 |
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Looking at every opportunity to interface with members, the team from Anglia Farmers will be out in force during the show season. From the schedule below, members can plan their visit to the Anglia Farmers stand at one or more of this year’s events. In addition to meeting in a relaxed environment, members can make the most of the hospitality that’s available and use the show stand as a haven away from the madding crowds. Equally, there will be plenty of useful information too.
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| Homing In On The Broads |
20 May 2010 |
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With 5,500 acres of coarse sandy loam in a ‘tricky’ corner for forecasts where rain often passes by, water at Wroxham Home Farms is a key issue, despite its location on The Broads.
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| Anglia Farmers joins Norfolk Wildlife Trust |
12 May 2010 |
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Anglia Farmers has joined Norfolk Wildlife Trust’s corporate member scheme – Investors In Wildlife – reinforcing a relationship that started when the Trust joined them in 2007.
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| Machinery team expands at Anglia Farmers |
30 Apr 2010 |
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Servicing a year-on-year growth of 20%, the machinery and vehicles team at Anglia Farmers is stepping up a gear.
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| Anglia Farmers secures good deal on Isuzu Trucks for Parker Seeds |
30 Apr 2010 |
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Purchasing group Anglia Farmers has sourced two Isuzu pick-up trucks from Dingles Norwich to support the expanding team at Parkers Seeds.
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| Buying groups unite for dairy farmers |
19 Apr 2010 |
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First Milk Direct is joining forces under a strategic alliance with Anglia Farmers for the benefit of its dairy farming members
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| Businesses' cash boost for Big C cancer charity |
16 Apr 2010 |
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Norfolk and Waveney's very own cancer charity has been given a major boost by businesses which have pledged at least £125,000 to help people struck down by the devastating disease.
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| Norfolk YFC do ‘THE FULL PULL’! |
16 Apr 2010 |
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Lucie’s Life Saving Project, The East Anglian Air Ambulance and the domestic abuse charity Leeway are good causes for which Norfolk Young Farmers have chosen to raise money. On Monday 3rd May, members aim to raise £6000 by pulling a tractor around the Royal Norfolk Showground from 9 am to 9 pm.
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| Get behind Break for The Royal Norfolk Show Ball |
13 Apr 2010 |
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Take up for tables at this year’s Royal Norfolk Show Ball, the 2010 Norfolk Celebration Ball on Friday 25 June at the showground has been fast and furious and a reserve list for tickets is now in operation.
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| Practical event for farmers to benefit low carbon target |
8 Apr 2010 |
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With pressure mounting for farmers to meet the carbon reduction aims laid out the Government’s Low Carbon Transition Plan, Anglia Farmers is hosting a practical event on 14th May 2010 to help them make informed decisions.
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| New chairman for Anglia Woodfuels |
1 Apr 2010 |
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West Norfolk farmer and forester Edward Brun has been elected chairman of Anglia Woodfuels, a co-operative group which facilitates the use of woodfuel.
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| Norfolk Chamber embraces significant savings for members |
30 Mar 2010 |
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A new partnership between the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce and AF Affinity has been set up enabling chamber members to benefit both their companies and individual employees from the buying power of the UK’s largest purchasing group.
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| A Big ‘Yes’ To AF-Online |
24 Mar 2010 |
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Pioneering Suffolk farmer Julian Swift says AF-Online has literally transformed his business saving him ‘hours and hours of time’. He estimates that the electronic invoicing system has reduced administration time across the 10 contract farming accounts he manages from 20 hours per week to an hour a month.
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| Reving Up - Paul, Jed and Neil join the Machinery & Vehicles Team |
18 Mar 2010 |
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Servicing a year-on-year growth of 20%, the machinery and vehicles team at Anglia Farmers is stepping up a gear.
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| Broadband Workshop: we need action!! |
9 Mar 2010 |
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40 businesses, local authorities and telecoms companies have come together to look at ways of improving broadband provision for homeowners and businesses across Norfolk.
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| Norfolk Farming Conference – The Best Yet |
3 Mar 2010 |
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The 2010 Norfolk Farming Conference held at the John Innes Centre on 25th February was another sell-out event and the feedback from delegates was most encouraging with the majority saying it was the best yet.
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| Agricultural inflation on the march again |
26 Feb 2010 |
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Latest figures from the Anglia Farmers Agricultural Inflation Index show input prices are starting to increase after a short period of deflation. The main driver for the overall 2% increase during the last six months is the cost of fertiliser which is being inflated by world demand.
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| Buying group signs up Norfolk media firm |
16 Feb 2010 |
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Britain's leading purchasing group has launched a new operation to offer staff at East Anglian companies the chance to cut the cost of buying domestic products and services.
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| Anglia Farmers supports largest B2B exhibition in Norfolk |
9 Feb 2010 |
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Anglia Farmers is supporting the B2B Spring 2010 event on 31st March at Norwich City Football Club and its new venture AF-Affinity will be an exhibitor on the day.
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| Suppliers urged to integrate with purchasing group |
29 Jan 2010 |
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‘Partial integration’ is the way ahead for suppliers working with Anglia Farmers says its chief executive Clarke Willis.
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| New generation farmers show us how it’s done |
19 Jan 2010 |
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While Defra develops its ‘Food 2030’ strategy to increase food production, first hand experience of what some of the Eastern Region’s farmers have in store will be revealed at the Norfolk Farming Conference on 25th February.
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| ‘Break’ to benefit from Royal Norfolk Show ball |
11 Jan 2010 |
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Local charity Break will host next year's Royal Norfolk Show ball - hoping to raise £50,000 for its funds, and awareness of its work.
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| Thousands raised for Lucie’s Livesaving Project |
22 Dec 2009 |
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The family and friends of Lucie Proctor, who died this time last year, have raised around £30,000 in her memory.
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| A first for farmers and vets |
10 Dec 2009 |
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Thought to be the first agreement of its kind between a buying group and a veterinary practice, Norfolk Farm Vets and agricultural purchasing group Anglia Farmers Limited have come together to offer mutual members and clients a beneficial discount on their monthly vet account when invoiced through Anglia Farmers.
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| Suffolk stronghold |
3 Dec 2009 |
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No two days are the same on the Euston Estate, which extends to around 4,300 hectares in Suffolk, just south of the border from Thetford in Norfolk. At the centre is Euston Hall, home of the Dukes of Grafton for more than 300 years.
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| The holistic approach |
27 Nov 2009 |
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Getting out and about with existing and potential members is paying dividends towards the objectives set by the new member services team at Anglia Farmers.
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| Potato growers benefit from buying group |
19 Nov 2009 |
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British Potato 2009 (25 & 26 November)
Anglia Farmers - Hall 1, Stand 120
Agricultural purchasing group Anglia Farmers says its potato-growing members can make considerable savings on their overhead costs.
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| A date for Norfolk farmers |
9 Nov 2009 |
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The Norfolk Farming Conference will take place on Thursday, 25th February 2010 at the John Innes Centre, Norwich.
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| Landowner reduces fuel costs by 40 per cent |
23 Oct 2009 |
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A convincing talk by West Norfolk landowner Edward Brun of Oykel Farms Limited, Fring demonstrated considerable benefits by converting from oil-fired to wood-fired central heating.
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| Launch of Anglia Farmers Branded Household Policy |
19 Oct 2009 |
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Our new Household Policy was launched on 1st September 2009.
Your home is likely to be the most expensive asset you own so it is worth arranging good quality home insurance to protect your investment against loss or damage.
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| Flower Power |
15 Oct 2009 |
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Following the sad and untimely death of his father in 1994, Philip Collison made the big decision to leave his job as a potato agronomist and take over the family business growing strawberries and flowers for the wholesale market. Working with his mother June Collison (hence J.A. Collison & Sons) chrysanthemums were the first crop supplied by the business to the supermarkets. June retired in 2007 after over 60 years working in horticulture.
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| Bullish talk at Livestock Conference |
9 Oct 2009 |
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While there were well versed notes of caution at Anglia Farmers’ second annual livestock conference this week (7 October), speakers gave solid hope for the future.
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| EXTRA HELP FOR GREEN ENERGY IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND |
8 Oct 2009 |
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More money to help businesses, farmers and communities in the region convert to green energy is now available from Woodfuel East - and will assist in the installation of fuel-efficient, wood chip boilers.
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| Happy Hogs are the triumphant winners |
1 Oct 2009 |
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John Kenny’s Happy Hogs business has won the Plough to Plate category, sponsored by Anglia Farmers, in this year’s Eastern Daily Press Norfolk Food Awards.
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| Latest livestock news at East Anglian conference |
17 Sep 2009 |
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All the latest news for livestock farmers will be delivered at a one-day conference being held by Anglia Farmers on 7th October at Honingham Thorpe, Colton near Norwich.
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| Promoting the origins of good food |
17 Sep 2009 |
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Anglia Farmers is waving the flag for Norfolk produce by sponsoring two food events.
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| The Wheatsheaf Ball Raised a Whopping £65,000! |
14 Sep 2009 |
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The Royal Norfolk Show’s ‘Wheatsheaf Ball,’ organised by members of the farming community, raised a staggering £65,000, of which £55,000 will be going directly to the new YANA charity and the remainder to the Norfolk Countrysiders.
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| Cash flow warning - The reality behind negative agflation |
1 Sep 2009 |
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Latest figures from the Anglia Farmers Agricultural Inflation Index show an annual reduction in overall farming costs of -6.32%.
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| Power in Action – A new farm income stream from straw |
27 Aug 2009 |
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A visit to Eastern Machinery Ring and Anglia Farmers at Power in Action on 9th September at Long Melford, Suffolk will not go amiss for many.
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| Recognised for returning value to members |
19 Aug 2009 |
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Anglia Farmers is one of only five business enterprises to be recognised in the inaugural Co-operative Excellence awards.
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| AF Online - Demo says it all |
7 Aug 2009 |
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An easy to view website demonstration has gone live at Anglia Farmers to encourage more members to use its new online invoicing system.
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| New blood for Anglia Farmers |
30 Jul 2009 |
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Three farmer members of Anglia Farmers have been appointed board directors of the go-ahead agricultural purchasing group.
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| Staff Profile: Richard Bradford – Building materials product manager |
23 Jul 2009 |
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Building materials product manager Richard Bradford has been instrumental in developing a significant growth area for Anglia Farmers with annual turnover for his sector doubling to £6 million since 2006.
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| Exclusive rebates for the world’s highest capacity combine |
16 Jul 2009 |
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Making the most of the exclusive rebate scheme Anglia Farmers has with New Holland, some members have already placed orders for the world’s highest capacity rotary combine.
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| Prize Draw Freelander Goes to Wales |
8 Jul 2009 |
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Mr Robert Jones of Powys from Welshpool had a very successful Royal Norfolk Show after winning the most coveted prize of a brand new Freelander S.
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| Fertiliser heaven |
25 Jun 2009 |
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As fifth generation farmers at Long Buckby, near Northamptonshire, Keith and Robin Thompson have carefully developed Bridge House Farm Limited to face the challenges of the 21st century.
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| Big service boost for members |
19 Jun 2009 |
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The member services team at Anglia Farmers has been given a major boost with the appointment of Ashley Gilman.
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| Latest Anglia Farmers Results |
19 Jun 2009 |
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Announcing results for the year ending 31st January 2009, agricultural purchasing group Anglia Farmers Limited reports turnover was £145.7 million, up by 52% on the previous year. While part of this growth is due to inflation, particularly in fertilizer and fuel, the underlying 30% is consistent with growth in recent years.
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| Congratulations! David Moar is awarded an MBE |
17 Jun 2009 |
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Anglia Farmers’ business development manager David Moar has been made an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his services to cancer charities in Norfolk and North Suffolk. David founded The Big C cancer charity with fellow patient Clive Bamford in 1980 after being diagnosed with testicular cancer and then secondary lung cancer.
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| Popular response to AF Online |
12 Jun 2009 |
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The new online invoicing system initiated by Anglia Farmers with First4Farming and Farmplan is proving popular with members. More than 80 have signed up to the facility with others joining every week.
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| It’s show time |
4 Jun 2009 |
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The show season is now well and truly under way. A warm welcome awaits visitors to Anglia Farmers at the Cereals Event, Royal Norfolk Show, Aylsham Show and, for the first time, the East of England Show.
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| Savings maintained |
27 May 2009 |
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Despite the huge hike in agricultural input costs Anglia Farmers is maintaining its level of savings for members.
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| The rise and fall of agricultural inputs |
30 Apr 2009 |
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Much has been written about the volatility of fertiliser in terms of price, supply and demand but the region’s farmers also face pressure with their other major inputs – agrochemicals and fuel.
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| Seizing the opportunities |
22 Apr 2009 |
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Andrew Melton and his father Clive are not the sort who rest on their laurels. From their base in Walpole Highway – just east of Wisbech – they have steadily built up their business and now farm 1620 hectares.
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| Silver lining as buying group farmers get fertiliser rebate |
16 Apr 2009 |
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Agricultural purchasing group Anglia Farmers is returning more than £72,000 to members to offset the increased income received through its standard levy rate on fertiliser orders.
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| Buying boost for Derbyshire farmers |
9 Apr 2009 |
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Members of Farmby Limited - a Derbyshire-based buying group - are now sourcing selected inputs and other services through Anglia Farmers.
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| Redundant phones help air ambulances |
2 Apr 2009 |
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Members of Anglia Farmers responded particularly well to Comm-Tech Data Solutions’ invitation to return unwanted mobile phones via freepost recycling bags. As a result, the majority of the £810.00 recently presented to EAAA came from this recent initiative.
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| Wood-fuelled boiler installation grants for Norfolk! |
26 Mar 2009 |
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Anglia Woodfuels welcomes the news that a grant fund of £50,000 has been earmarked for woodfuel boiler installations in Norfolk.
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| Very chipper! |
26 Mar 2009 |
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With grant aid from Defra, Anglia Woodfuels has acquired a truck-mounted Heizohack HM14-800KL costing just over £238,000.
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| New Director for Anglia Farmers |
19 Mar 2009 |
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Chartered accountant Peter Crick has joined agricultural purchasing group Anglia Farmers as a director on the main board.
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| Welcome to Ridings Machinery Ring |
12 Mar 2009 |
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Members of the Ridings Machinery Ring (RMR) are being offered additional services through Anglia Farmers
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| Norfolk Farming Conference – Read all about it |
4 Mar 2009 |
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For those who missed last week’s Norfolk Farming Conference and for those who want to revisit some of the topics covered, the papers can now be accessed on the conference website:
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| No let up on farming costs |
26 Feb 2009 |
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Despite the drop in fuel costs, agricultural purchasing group Anglia Farmers says the overall cost of arable and livestock farming has not decreased significantly in the last six months.
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| Bruce Sharpin Marries! Johnson Bros Supply The Transport |
25 Feb 2009 |
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On valentines day local farmer bruce sharpin was picked up in a stretch limo with bestman dean charlton also a farmer and his partner lorna jordan and the brides son edward who was giving his mum maria away they set off on route to fakenham registry office and as they approached johnson bros in fakenham
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| Philip Gill - AF Director |
22 Jan 2009 |
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Members have been shocked to learn of the death of a very well respected AF Director Philip Gill.
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| Agricultural purchasing group provides secure future for suppliers |
21 Jan 2009 |
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Agricultural purchasing group Anglia Farmers told a packed audience at its annual suppliers conference that it provided one of the most secure routes to market.
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| Norfolk Farming Conference - A good focus for farmers |
16 Jan 2009 |
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A comprehensive line-up of speakers has been confirmed for the Norfolk Farming Conference on 25th February 2009.
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| Get the Most from your Anglia Farmers account – New Years Resolution 2009 |
15 Jan 2009 |
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Did you know Anglia Farmers can help you with all of the following products / services?
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| Time to ask questions |
18 Dec 2008 |
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In response to popular demand, there will be a ‘question time’ panel at the next Norfolk Farming Conference allowing delegates to grill industry experts.
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| Anglia Farmers Manager loses fight for life |
18 Dec 2008 |
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One of the rising stars of the Norfolk farming community, Lucie Proctor, died in hospital on the evening of Wednesday 17th December 2008.
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| Specialist Insurance Broker Joins The Team |
17 Dec 2008 |
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Chartered insurance broker Ian Payter is joining Anglia Farmers at the beginning of January.
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| Excellent Woodland Management |
15 Dec 2008 |
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Most farmers would find the everyday running of a 900 hectare arable and livestock enterprise challenging enough, but Edward Brun adds ownership of almost 400 hectares of woodland into his business considerations.
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| JCB - Uplifting Deal |
5 Dec 2008 |
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Reinforcing its policy to collaborate with suppliers, Anglia Farmers has developed a mutually beneficial arrangement with JCB for sales of the Teletruk - a combined counterbalance forklift and telehandler.
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| Get slick with oil storage |
28 Nov 2008 |
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Supplied through Anglia Farmers by Witham Oil & Paint, the Qualube colour-coded tank system is revolutionising the way farmers buy and store their lubricants.
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| YANA - You Are Not Alone |
21 Nov 2008 |
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This week marks the launch of an excellent new initiative which will support the Norfolk Farming Community.
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| Machinery Manager Appointed |
19 Nov 2008 |
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Philip Brown has been appointed general manager of the recently formed Eastern Machinery Ring (EMR).
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| Farming Group Celebrates 99 Year Investment |
13 Nov 2008 |
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A big crowd gathered when National Farmers Union president Peter Kendall performed the official opening of Anglia Farmers’ new offices just outside Norwich.
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| Anglia Farmers Livestock Conference - Campaigning for Livestock |
4 Nov 2008 |
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Eight speakers chaired by Norfolk dairy farmer Ken Proctor delivered positive messages and warning signals at Anglia Farmers’ first livestock conference.
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| Machinery Ring Takes Off |
29 Oct 2008 |
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The recently launched Eastern Machinery Ring (EMR) – the result of a merger between Eastern Agri-link Ltd and Norfolk & Waveney Machinery Ring – is already experiencing a significant increase in business.
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| PASTURES NEW FOR PURCHASING GROUP |
20 Oct 2008 |
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Spare a thought for the team at Anglia Farmers this weekend who are moving lock, stock and barrel from Keswick Hall to new premises at Honingham Thorpe, just south-west of Norwich.
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| Popular response to online invoicing |
2 Oct 2008 |
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There has been an excellent response since the launch of Anglia Farmers Online – Invoice Management System (AFO-IMS).
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| New Holland Gets Closer |
24 Sep 2008 |
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New Holland UK and Anglia Farmers have strengthened their trading relationship with a series of key measures to benefit both parties and in particular their mutual customers.
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| EDP Food Awards - Norfolk Farmhouse Ice Cream scoops the award |
18 Sep 2008 |
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Norfolk Farmhouse Ice Cream of North Tuddenham has won the Plough to Plate category, sponsored by Anglia Farmers, in this year’s Eastern Daily Press Norfolk Food Awards.
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| Latest Livestock News at East Anglian Conference |
17 Sep 2008 |
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With support from Natural England, agricultural purchasing group Anglia Farmers is staging its first livestock conference on 29th October 2008.
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| Clarke's Quality Meats - Gluten-Free Pastry Triumphs |
12 Sep 2008 |
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After much experimentation and determination, Daphne Clarke and her daughter Sarah Long are now producing fantastic gluten-free pastry which means her husband Mayhew and Sarah – who both need to avoid gluten – can safely enjoy a mouth-watering range of pies for the first time in their lives.
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| Supporting EDP Food Awards |
11 Sep 2008 |
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Now that judging is complete in this year’s Eastern Daily Press Norfolk Food Awards, finalists eagerly await the results to be announced on 15 September, as do Anglia Farmers – sponsors of the Plough to Plate Champion category.
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| Norfolk Farming Conference 2009 |
3 Sep 2008 |
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Organisers of the Norfolk Farming Conference - Anglia Farmers and Shaping Norfolk’s Future - have set the theme for next year’s event with the title of “Vision for the Future – A New Era?”
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| Farm Manager Joins Business Development Team |
29 Aug 2008 |
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BASIS qualified farm manager Simon Ash has joined the business development team at Anglia Farmers with a geographical remit to assist existing and new members located in The Fens, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
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| Latest AF AgInflation Figures - Farmers' costs up by 35.5% |
18 Aug 2008 |
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Overall costs on a mixed arable and livestock farm since September 2007 are up by 35.53% according to latest research from agricultural purchasing group Anglia Farmers.
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| Nigel Brighton receives long service award |
8 Aug 2008 |
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Nigel Brighton, senior buyer at Anglia Farmers, has received a long service award following thirty years service.
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| Anglia Farmers Strengthens Purchasing Team |
31 Jul 2008 |
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Supporting its rapid growth programme, Anglia Farmers has appointed two experienced professionals to join the purchasing team
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| Associate Member Admission Guidelines 2008 |
24 Jul 2008 |
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These guidelines are for recruiting members and to assist the AF Business Management Executive when considering associate membership applications
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| Growing Business Award - Winner |
14 Jul 2008 |
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DAMEON WINS £5,000 PRIZE
Livestock farmer Dameon Layt from Salhouse has won the Norfolk Young Farmers’ Growing Business Award.
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| Phenomenal NVQ Achievements at Anglia Farmers |
3 Jul 2008 |
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According to assessors at Easton College, employees at agricultural buying group Anglia Farmers have reached unprecedented levels in their National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs).
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| TURNOVER UP BY 33% FOR AGRICULTURAL BUYING GROUP |
24 Jun 2008 |
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Announcing results for the year ending 31st January 2008, Anglia Farmers Limited reports turnover was £95.75 million, up by 33% on the previous year.
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| Collaboration at its best |
17 Jun 2008 |
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In true collaborative spirit, agricultural buying group Anglia Farmers has secured an extra stand at the Royal Norfolk Show for 33 of its suppliers.
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| Pioneering Collaborators |
6 Jun 2008 |
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Pea growing groups are now commonplace but back in 1966 when the Middleditches formed Wrentham Growers Ltd with a few neighbouring farmers, it was a brave new step.
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| There's no Accounting for it |
28 May 2008 |
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Thanks to a project initiated by Anglia Farmers, First4Farming and Farmplan, farmers can now receive invoices on-line and transfer the information into their own Farmplan software at the touch of a button.
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| Agricultural Machinery rings in merger talks |
16 Apr 2008 |
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The directors of Eastern Agri-link Ltd and Norfolk & Waveney Machinery Ring (NWMR) have announced that they will be discussing merger proposals with their members.
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| Agricultural costs up by almost 17% in six months |
11 Apr 2008 |
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Latest figures from the Anglia Farmers Agricultural Inflation Index show an overall rise in costs of 16.65% since September 2007.
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| Growing Business Award |
3 Apr 2008 |
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Entries for the Norfolk Young Farmers’ Growing Business Award, which is part of the YFC Farming and Business Forum, have now been received.
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| Supporting the EDP Food Awards |
26 Mar 2008 |
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Anglia Farmers is supporting the category for Plough to Plate Champion in this year’s Eastern Daily Press Norfolk Food Awards.
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| From one acre of carrots |
19 Mar 2008 |
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For the Heading family it all began with one acre of carrots on the outskirts of Chatteris.
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| What a load of rubbish |
13 Mar 2008 |
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Response to the “Anglia Farmers/J & H Bunn Recycling Scheme’ has exceeded all expectations.
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| AGREVISE COMING ON BOARD |
5 Mar 2008 |
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Members of Northampton-based buying group Agrevise Ltd are being offered additional services through Anglia Farmers.
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| Put TAG to the test - For Free |
28 Feb 2008 |
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Anglia Farmers has negotiated a win, win offer from TAG for its farmer members. Trial membership of TAG Direct is free for March and April and there is no obligation to join after this.
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| Goodbye Guestimates |
26 Feb 2008 |
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Thanks to agricultural buying group Anglia Farmers (AF), reliable inflation figures can now be applied to agricultural inputs.
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| Conferences Galore!! |
22 Feb 2008 |
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Anglia Farmers arrange a breakfast for professional advisors, the Norfolk Farming Conference and a conference for their suppliers.
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| SPECIALIST TEAM GROWS |
15 Feb 2008 |
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Chris Haydock has joined Anglia Farmers as arable products co-ordinator.
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| It is a win win for suppliers |
11 Feb 2008 |
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More than 200 people attending the Anglia Farmers’ Suppliers Conference were told that collaboration with the group provides a ‘win, win’ situation for all involved.
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| BUYING GROUP SOURCES 200TH CAR FOR 2007 |
11 Feb 2008 |
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Agricultural buying group Anglia Farmers has sourced 200 cars for its members during 2007. The 200th car, a Toyota Landcruiser LC3, was supplied by Dingles in Attleborough to Derek Jones who farms at Great Plumstead.
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| Norfolk Farming Conference |
18 Jan 2008 |
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With a more promising price formula for beet growers and a volatile grain market, February’s Norfolk Farming Conference – Back to Basics, Farming for Profit - promises to raise some useful guidance for delegates.
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| Increase Your Margins |
19 Dec 2007 |
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Cutting costs is key to all businesses and deer farming is no exception. The good news is that some deer farmers, including BDFA vice chairman Edward Stanton, are benefiting from membership of Anglia Farmers.
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| Member Profile - Alistair Beales |
19 Dec 2007 |
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“Farming is sexy again,” says Alistair Beales who manages The Earl of Romney’s 3,200-acre estate at Gayton, West Norfolk. “New words like agflation, recently coined by leading economists to link increasing food prices and agriculture, give me confidence. World food shortages mean there’s a reason to grow as much as possible. I believe the future for agriculture has never been stronger.”
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| Back to basics - Farming for profit |
11 Dec 2007 |
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Speakers for the 2008 Norfolk Farming Conference are starting to reveal the content of their presentations based on the event’s theme - “Back To Basics – Farming For Profit”.
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| Growers Urged to Review Farm Insurance Cover as Grain Prices Surge |
5 Nov 2007 |
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Farm insurance specialist Alan Boswell Group is urging UK farmers to review the extent of their farm insurance cover as grain prices hit record levels.
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| Collaborative Buying Booms |
9 Oct 2007 |
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Farmer-controlled buying group Anglia Farmers reports its highest-ever monthly turnover which reached £9.42 million during August.
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| Greener than Green |
5 Sep 2007 |
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Nick Deterding’s concern for the environment is apparent in everything he does. In fact the numerous projects on his family’s Kelling Estate are all a careful balance between generating new income and adhering to an energy management policy.
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| AF Supports Scheme for Norfolk's Rural Young |
31 Aug 2007 |
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Anglia Farmers has pledged £1,000 to a new enterprise, The Farming & Business Forum. The Forum has been set up for and with young people in rural Norfolk who aspire to creating and running their own businesses.
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| Buying group attracts 150 new membes in six months |
22 Aug 2007 |
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Latest figures show that 150 members have joined agricultural buying group Anglia Farmers during the last six months. This is an increase of 30% on the previous six months.
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| Farming and Business Forum |
9 Aug 2007 |
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The “Farming and Business Forum” has been set up for and with young people, who aspire to creating and running their own businesses.
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| The show is not over |
13 Jul 2007 |
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You may have thought that the Region’s agricultural shows for 2007 were part of history when the last marquees from the Royal Norfolk Show were packed away at the end of last month. However, thanks to collaboration between the UEA-based CRed Programme, Anglia Farmers and the organisers of the Suffolk Show, East of England Show and the Royal Norfolk Show a valuable legacy lives on in households up and down the Region.
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| Six Staff Clock Up More Than 100 Years |
13 Jul 2007 |
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Six members of staff at Anglia Farmers have received long service awards under a scheme which recognises those that have served the group for increments of 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years
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| Collaboration provides fine local fare and the UK's largest Agricultural buying group |
18 Jun 2007 |
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In line with the Royal Norfolk Show’s theme to use local produce, Anglia Farmers is taking its support one step further by sourcing as much food as possible from its Norfolk members.
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| Kelling Woodfuel Event will be greener than green |
5 Jun 2007 |
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Free places available at the next Anglia Woodfuels hosted by Nick Deterding and supported by the Country Land & Business Association (CLA), at Kellling Estate near Holt on Thursday, 21 June starting at 3pm.
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| Member profile - Ed Wharton 'Spreading the risk' |
5 Jun 2007 |
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East Norfolk farmer Ed Wharton continues his family's tradition to ensure there is never a quiet week on the 3000 acre estate around Filby and Acle. The family business has a diverse range of arable and livestock enterprises with produce leaving the farm 365 days a year.
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| What's your Carbon Footprint? |
4 Jun 2007 |
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Have you ever wondered what your carbon footprint is and the affect you are having on the environment? And, even if you could reduce it, can an individual really change the impact of climate change?
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| Turnover up by 23% for Agricultural buying group |
19 Apr 2007 |
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Anglia Farmers reports turnover was £72.2 million, up by 23% on the previous year.
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| All it takes is one call to comply with 15th May waste regs |
17 Apr 2007 |
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Farmers are being urged to make legitimate arrangements in time for the Environment Agency’s Agricultural Waste Regulations which come into force on 15th May.
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| Great Savings to be made for Fen Farmers |
7 Apr 2007 |
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Farmers, including those in The Fens, can save of up to £70 per hectare, according to agricultural buying group Anglia Farmers.
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| Woodfuels Events in Suffolk, Herts and Norfolk |
5 Apr 2007 |
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With support from the Sustainable Development Fund, co-operative group Anglia Woodfuels is running a series of events to promote the use of woodfuels.
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| Sustaining a Future |
2 Mar 2007 |
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With a rural land management degree and considerable experience as a land agent, now with Smiths Gore in Newmarket, William Edwards is certainly planning for a sustained future as the sixth generation to farm at Hardingham, near Norwich.
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| Farmers' Buying Group Helps Parishes Save Money |
16 Feb 2007 |
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Parishes and clergy within the Diocese of Norwich are reaping the benefits of buying heating oil and other ancillary items through Anglia Farmers.
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| Opportunity for King's Lynn Farmers to boost Buying Power |
7 Feb 2007 |
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Members of King’s Lynn Farmers are being invited to transfer their membership to Anglia Farmers in a bid to reduce the amount they pay for their main agricultural inputs such as agrochemicals, feed, fertilizer, seed and fuel as well as building supplies, electricity, mobile phones, insurance and weather forecasting.
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| Supplier Benefits highlighted at Conference |
7 Feb 2007 |
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With negotiating turnover surpassing £100 million, Anglia Farmers used its third annual suppliers conference to reassure delegates that its strength was of benefit to all involved in the supply chain.
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| Anglia Farmers in Top 10% for FIAS Certification |
25 Jan 2007 |
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Anglia Farmers, the UK’s largest agricultural buying group, has gained full certification to the new Fertiliser Industry Assurance Scheme (FIAS).
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| Life on Holbeach Marsh |
23 Jan 2007 |
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The Hays’ agricultural life on Holbeach Marsh all started in the 1920s when Alec Hay fled the depression in Scotland and married into the long-established Cauldwell farming family at Holbeach St Matthews.
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| FCBs are the Answer |
5 Sep 2006 |
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Farmer-controlled businesses such as Anglia Farmers and the Norfolk & Waveney Machinery Ring are an essential part of the agricultural survival kit according to farm manager Mark Ruffles.
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| New East Anglian Co-operative to Halve Domestic Heating Costs with Woodchip |
18 Jul 2006 |
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Woodland owners in East Anglia are being urged to join Anglia Woodfuels - a new co-operative – so they and others can benefit from a significantly cheaper way of heating homes and other places such as business centres, holiday cottages and swimming pools.
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| Big Uptake for AF / Bunn Recycling Scheme |
5 Jul 2006 |
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With plastic and cardboard waste collection prices ranging from 10p to 40p per acre, the recently launched joint venture between Anglia Farmers and J & H Bunn is proving extremely popular.
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| Anglia Farmers’ Farm Walk |
4 Jul 2006 |
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More than 200 members gathered at Sir Nicholas Bacon’s Raveningham Estate near Norwich for the Anglia Farmers’ annual farm tour of the 5,000 acre estate.
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| New company secretariat for Anglia Woodfuels |
1 Jul 2006 |
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Anglia Farmers has been appointed the company secretariat for Anglia Woodfuels Limited.
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| Agricultural Group reaches £90 million |
5 Jun 2006 |
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Analysing the results for its third year of trading as Anglia Farmers, the buying group says it is achieving its vision to be the best agricultural purchaser in the UK.
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| Member Profile - Verden Walker |
23 May 2006 |
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Growing up on the family farm at Long Sutton in Lincolnshire, Verden Walker, like many farmers, learnt about agriculture from a young age. But he could never have predicted where that knowledge would eventually take him.
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| Colloborate on Input Purchasing |
19 May 2006 |
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Visiting Anglia Farmers at Cereals 2006 (Stand 118 – immediately on left through main entrance) can give growers the chance to see how joining forces with one of the UK’s largest buying groups can significantly reduce input costs.
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| New Director for Anglia Farmers |
3 May 2006 |
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Agricultural buying group Anglia Farmers has co-opted Fenland grower Verden Walker onto its board of directors.
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| 2006 Norfolk Farming Conference - Biofuel represents Real Opportunity for Norfolk Farmers |
8 Mar 2006 |
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The John Innes Centre in Norwich was full to capacity when 400 farmers and others from the agricultural industry attended the Norfolk Farming Conference to hear answers to the event’s title ‘ Commodity Crops – Food or Fuel?’.
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| Member Profile - Jeremy Mason |
7 Mar 2006 |
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Representing the sixth generation of Masons to farm in Norfolk, Jeremy Mason comments on the benefits of being a member of Anglia Farmers.
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| Suppliers Given a Boost by Agricultural Buying Group |
27 Jan 2006 |
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It’s not all gloom and doom for the agricultural supply industry according to buying group Anglia Farmers. Nearly 300 delegates attended the group’s 2006 suppliers conference in Norwich and were given an insight into how the future could become brighter.
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| Grain Maize Potential highlighted by Anglia Farmers |
15 Dec 2005 |
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Highlighting the benefits of growing grain maize, Anglia Farmers invited its members to an event kindly hosted by Elveden Farms in Suffolk. Elveden Farms have grown grain maize for the past four years and grew 160 hectares in 2005.
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| A Diversity of Farming in Mid-Norfolk |
9 Dec 2005 |
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Managing 970 hectares from his farm office at Hyde Hall in Great Fransham, Robert Salmon and his wife Margaret keep a close eye on the diversity of their business.
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| Norfolk Farming Conference 2006 - Commodity Crops Think-Tank |
8 Nov 2005 |
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Industry and agriculture are to join forces at the 2006 Norfolk Farming Conference to analyse the future of commodity crops in the region.
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| Kit Papworth Joins the Board |
28 Jul 2005 |
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High profile Norfolk farmer Kit Papworth has joined Anglia Farmers as a director.
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| Professional Growing is the Key to Success |
26 Jul 2005 |
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There is an understandable sense of urgency in agriculture to survive but if, like Andrew Pitts, you are a professional grower – a job description he prefers to ‘farmer’, you will not be dashing into contract farming just to expand.
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| Two Buying Groups Link with AF |
1 Jul 2005 |
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Farmer members of two buying groups have agreed that Anglia Farmers will negotiate their purchase prices with effect from 1 July 2005.
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| Staff Receive Long Service Awards for 154 Years of Work |
30 Jun 2005 |
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Although Anglia Farmers has only been in existence since 2003, eight members of staff have been with the founder companies – Mid-Norfolk Farmers and Loddon Farmers – for up to 28 years.
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| Fen Farm benefits from the Generation Game |
15 May 2005 |
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Now in its third generation, Arthur Markillie Limited, a 465 hectare family farming business at Walpole Highway near Wisbech, has always embraced the challenges of agriculture
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| Forward Buying Farmers make Big Savings |
4 Apr 2005 |
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Anglia Farmers backs its claims with the latest results from its model farm.
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| Wax Coating from Bunns helps Forward Buying |
15 Mar 2005 |
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Anglia Farmers is one of J & H Bunn’s biggest accounts and close links have been forged with Heather Claridge-Jones, who buys fertiliser on behalf of members.
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| 2005 Norfolk Farming Conference |
2 Mar 2005 |
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Maximum attendance and positive feedback from delegates at the Norfolk Farming Conference on 24 February has secured the event as a firm annual fixture in the region
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| Anglia Farmers Urges Closer Partnerships with Suppliers |
27 Jan 2005 |
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Creating strong partnerships for the benefit of its members was one of the main messages at Anglia Farmers’ recent conference for its suppliers.
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| Farmers could save a further £43 per hectare |
10 Jan 2005 |
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Members of Anglia Farmers are being urged to make further savings of up to £43 per hectare on inputs through forward planning.
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| Farmers make huge savings on health insurance through buying group |
1 Dec 2004 |
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Members of agricultural buying group Anglia Farmers are benefiting from considerably lower premiums for private health insurance.
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| Firestone announces new agreement at Smithfield |
1 Dec 2004 |
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Firestone announced a new agreement for members of Anglia Farmers Limited.
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| Planning Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 |
25 Nov 2004 |
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The new Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 introduced a radical overhaul of the planning system in England and Wales.
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| Spare time is key diversification for Fenland farmer |
9 Nov 2004 |
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Fenland farmer William Martin believes in simplicity with the cropping plan on his 425 hectare farm at Black Horse Drove and Littleport comprising winter wheat, sugar beet, linseed and onions.
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| Farmers Get Major Savings On Mobile Phones and Land Line Costs |
3 Sep 2004 |
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Farmers who have responded to their buying group to become part of a corporate contract with Vodafone are already reaping the benefits.
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| MultiI-Award Winning Farmers Planning To Go On Growing |
13 Aug 2004 |
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You only have to see the vast array of awards in the farm office at Lodge Farm, Felmingham, Norfolk to know that the Papworth family run a group of highly professional businesses.
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| Opinion Formers To Get Insight Into The Successful Future for Farming |
25 Jun 2004 |
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Agricultural buying group Anglia Farmers has taken up the initiative with The Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association to show opinion formers how Norfolk farmers are forging ahead with new farmer-controlled ventures.
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| Keeping Members Happy at the Norfolk Show |
24 Jun 2004 |
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Agricultural buying group Anglia Farmers is expecting more than 500 members to eat and drink on its stand during the Royal Norfolk Show.
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| Developing Excellence in Agricultural Purchasing |
23 Jun 2004 |
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Case Study on Anglia Farmers comissioned by English Food & Farming Partnerships (EFFP) - June 2004
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| Merger Meets Key Objectives |
23 Jun 2004 |
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The eagerly awaited annual report and accounts for Anglia Farmers’ first year of trading have been released and show that business is on track following the merger of Mid-Norfolk Farmers and Loddon Farmers in 2003.
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| Trading Position To Strengthen As Samuel Rose Members Transfer To Anglia Farmers |
10 Jun 2004 |
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In a bid for keener prices, a bigger choice of suppliers and a greater product range, members of the Northamptonshire-based Samuel Rose Buying Group (SRBG) are being invited to transfer their membership to Anglia Farmers Limited.
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| High Profile Farmer's Livestock Attract the Birds |
1 Jun 2004 |
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Norfolk farmer William Brigham, who has been interviewed by the media more times than he can remember, is convinced that the wide variety of birds on his farmland are attracted by the dairy herd.
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| Landowner and Farm Manager thought their estate was big enough to ignore Agricultural Buying Group |
11 May 2004 |
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Back in 1977 when Ian MacNicol of the Stody Estate near Melton Constable, Norfolk was asked to join Mid-Norfolk Farmers, his immediate reaction was that he had enough buying power on his own. Given that he farmed 1,700 hectares, this was perhaps understandable. But persuaded to look at the comparative costs and the hours used by his office to hunt out the best prices, he soon ate ‘humble pie’ and joined.
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| Agricultural Buying Group Speeds up Admin through First 4 Farming |
3 Feb 2004 |
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In an effort to reduce the onerous task of manually processing up to 15,000 invoices each month on behalf of its 900 members, Anglia Farmers has entered the First 4 Farming online agricultural community.
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| Anglia Farmers Launches Promotional Package for Suppliers |
3 Feb 2004 |
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Agricultural buying group Anglia Farmers has launched a three tier promotional package to help suppliers develop business with its members.
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| The Future for Norfolk Farming |
27 Jan 2004 |
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Norfolk’s farming community will find out how agriculture is performing and what the future holds for the county when leading specialists present their findings in March at a major regional conference.
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| Buying Groups Increase Purchasing Power for Farmers |
16 Dec 2003 |
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Agricultural buying group Anglia Farmers is set to boost its turnover from £48 million to £65 million next year by adding the requirements of the Orion Farming Group to its purchasing power.
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| Norfolk Farmer Turns to Sunflowers for a Brighter Future |
3 Dec 2003 |
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Norfolk farmer Richard Garrod of B E Garrod & Partners is taking a pro-active stance to combat the falling returns on cereals, particularly malting barley.
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| Buying Group’s Gas Oil Supplyhelps Hard-Pushed Waveney Mushroom Grower |
21 Nov 2003 |
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These days UK mushroom growers’ existence relies almost entirely on the value of the pound. Facing considerable competition from imports, it’s become a very tough business. It is labour intensive and with a minimum agricultural wage of £5.15 labour accounts for 50 per cent of costs.
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| Profile On John Andrews, The Normans, Rockland St MaryNew item |
1 Nov 2003 |
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With support from a farm manager and seven men, John Andrews of E & EJ Andrews Limited farms 1,050 hectares from his base at Rockland St Mary, south-east of Norwich. The six hundred hectares around Rockland St Mary are family-owned while the remainder, on nearby farms and on his brothers-in-laws farm at Spixworth, north of Norwich, are farmed under contract farming and partnership agreements.
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| Farmers Could Save a Further £30 a Hectare |
1 Oct 2003 |
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At recent regional meetings, members of agricultural buying group Anglia Farmers were shown how, in addition to savings already made through co-operative buying, a further £30 per hectare could be saved on inputs.
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| Profile On James Ashworth, Ashworths, Thorpland |
1 Oct 2003 |
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Unlike most farmers in East Anglia, James Ashworth does not grow sugar beet. He gave up the crop 18 years ago so that he could concentrate on his dairy cows which his grandfather successfully nurtured into a pedigree Friesian herd in 1939.
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| Anglia Farmers Secures Bargain Forecasts For Members |
1 May 2003 |
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Members of buying group Anglia Farmers are benefiting from WeatherQuest’s personal forecast service at massively reduced prices thanks to a new annual licence agreement.
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| East Anglia Farmers to Benefit from Buying Group Merger |
1 Feb 2003 |
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Around 900 farmers in East Anglia are expected to reap considerable benefits following the merger between two agricultural buying groups.
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