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Suffolk Agricultural Association conference focuses on increasing farm business ...

11/21/2012 12:35 PM EST  -   Kendalls
The Suffolk Agricultural Association’s 2013 Agricultural Conference ‘Creating the resilient farm business’ at Trinity Park on 26 February 2013 will be one of most eagerly-awaited in the farming industry’s annual calendar. Focusing firmly on the future it will help the region’s farm businesses to become more resilient to outside factors such as increasing price volatility in agricultural commodities and farm inputs.
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TRAMLINE scheme will promote independent agronomy

11/5/2012 8:58 AM EST  -   Kendalls
A national scheme to promote the merits of independent agronomy and encourage new talent into the sector has been launched by AtlasFram Group, the UK’s leading farmers’ co-operative, in conjunction with the Association of Independent Crop Consultants (AICC), the largest such group in Europe.
The TRAMLINE Scheme (www.agronomytramline.co.uk), a joint initiative between two independent organisations which are both...
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Charities benefit from AtlasFram Group’s Three Peaks Challenge

10/29/2012 8:19 AM EST  -   Kendalls
The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) and Cancer Research UK have been presented with more than £10,000 by the AtlasFram Group (www.atlasfram.co.uk).
Cheques for £3899.45 and £6429 respectively were presented to Rosie Weston of RABI and Louise Cook of Cancer Research UK at the Framlingham, Suffolk headquarters of the AtlasFram Group. The UK’s leading farmer-owned cooperative, the Group acts as...
Simon Guise Pig Business Manager Bacton Pigs
 

Fixing feed costs benefits leading pig producer

8/17/2012 6:31 AM EST  -   Kendalls
Forward purchasing of feed raw materials at fixed prices through the AtlasFram Group farmers’ cooperative is fulfilling a critical role by helping one of the UK’s leading pig producers to cope with extreme volatility in the global commodity markets.
“The very difficult business environment currently facing the UK pig industry makes it vital to do everything we can to control our production costs,” emphasises...
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Farmers' cooperative on track to raise £10,000+ for charity in Three Peaks Chall...

7/19/2012 6:35 AM EST  -   Kendalls
A team from Suffolk-based AtlasFram Group, the UK’s foremost farmers’ co-operative, has raised almost £10,000 for charity this week by successfully completing the Three Peaks Challenge. A grueling test of endurance, it involves climbing the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales, and travelling more than 260 miles between them, within 24 hours.
The 11-strong team of Graham Aldrich, Tim Styles, Barry...
The team from Atlas Fram Group who will be taking part in the Three peaks Challenge
 

AtlasFram Group tackles Three Peaks Challenge for charity

7/9/2012 11:36 AM EST  -   Kendalls
A team of 11 employees from AtlasFram Group, the Framlingham-based farmers co-operative, will be tackling the Three Peaks Challenge this weekend, in an event which involves walking the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales within 24 hours.  Starting at 5pm on Saturday 14 July, they will climb Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon to raise funds for Cancer Research and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent...
The team from AtlasFram Group at the Anglian Business Awards on 4th July 2012
 

Leading UK farmers’ cooperative wins Anglian Business Award

7/6/2012 10:24 AM EST  -   Kendalls
6th July 2012 AtlasFram Group, the UK’s foremost farmer-owned cooperative, has triumphed at the 2012 Anglian Business Awards, winning the ‘Medium to Large Business’ category. Open to any business with an annual turnover exceeding £5 million and which can demonstrate enterprise, commitment to staff and corporate social responsibility, the Award was presented at a gala dinner attended by over 300 guests in Ipswich,...
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Farmer co-operatives to highlight the benefits of working together at 2012 Royal...

6/19/2012 7:48 AM EST  -   Kendalls
Saturn Agriculture, the buying platform for three major farmers’ co-operatives in the East of England, will use the 2012 Royal Norfolk Show on 27th and 28th June to highlight the considerable benefits of co-operation to their Members.
The strength of the relationship between Saturn Agriculture’s three members, Suffolk-based AtlasFram Group, Dengie Crops Ltd in Essex and Woldmarsh Producers Ltd in Lincolnshire,...
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New oilseeds contracts maximise returns to AtlasFram Members

5/17/2012 7:07 AM EST  -   Kendalls
Farmers who are Members of the AtlasFram Group, the UK’s foremost inputs purchasing and grain marketing co-operative, can now benefit from two new oilseed rape marketing contracts as part of the Group’s highly-successful alliance with ADM Direct.
The first offers AtlasFram Members an additional £15 per tonne premium over and above normal quality premiums for standard double-zero oilseed rape, for the next five...

AtlasFram Group’s grain pools maximise returns to farmer Members

2/10/2012 9:50 AM EST  -   Kendalls
Farmers who marketed wheat through the AtlasFram Group’s 2011 October to December feed wheat pool enjoyed industry-leading returns which were up to £7 per tonne higher than its competitors, while oilseed rape achieved up to £18 per tonne more. Final net ex-farm values averaged £159.09 per tonne for feed wheat, while oilseed rape returned £374.62 per tonne plus individual quality bonuses.