Summer 2014 Inside this issue... • Fane Valley Launch Farmers Range Meat Products • Long Service Recognition Awards At Fane Valley • Linden Foods Win Top UK Best Poultry Award • White’s Oats Invited To House of Commons • Getting Dry Cow Nutrition Right! By Dr Hazel Gilmore • New Ballymena Stores Gets Refurbished and Branded • New Additions To Fane Valley Feeds Team • Fane Valley Sponsor Local BTCC Motorsport Driver • Marian Makes Huge Charity Contribution • Linergy Staff Full Of Energy • Man Alive Van - Cancer NI Visits Banbridge Stores • GreenTrack Celebrate 1st Birthday At Linden Foods Pictured: Trevor Lockhart - Fane Valley Chief Executive welcomes the first delivery of Farmers Range products to Fane Valley Stores at Armagh This exciting new initiative brings a selection of meat products from across the Fane Valley Group directly to your local store. An introductory range of products has been hand selected at the perfect point of maturation, shock-frozen to lock in the flavour and freshness and conveniently packed. The new meat offering went on sale from the Altnamachin, Armagh, Augher and Portadown stores at the beginning of June 2014. Speaking at Fane Valley Store in Armagh: Trevor Lockhart - Fane Valley Chief Executive said: “At Fane Valley we work with our local farmers to produce some of the finest meat products. We only source the very best stock allowing us to bring you the finest hand selected cuts of the highest specification from Linden Foods and Kettyle Irish Foods. We are proud of the new frozen product range and are excited to bring this to our customers. Our specialised freezers allow us to shock-freeze the goods, capturing taste and nutrients that could otherwise be lost, ensuring we provide the highest quality product at all times.” Dessie Ferguson - General Manager, Fane Valley Stores commented: “We are delighted to be able to add to our vast product range. This new venture will certainly add a unique dimension to the Fane Valley Store network. We have chosen four locations to launch ‘Farmers Range’ with the intention to roll it out to all. The feedback from our customers in the build-up to our launch has been extremely positive. Like all our products we insist on quality and value and we believe that this new offering ticks all the boxes.” Fane Valley launch new premium quality Farmers Range meat products from Fane Valley Stores. Fane Valley Launch New Farmers Range Products
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This exciting new initiative brings a selection of meat products from across the Fane Valley Group directly to your local store. An introductory range of products has been hand selected at the perfect point of maturation, shock-frozen to lock in the flavour and freshness and conveniently packed. The new meat offering went on sale from the Altnamachin, Armagh, Augher and Portadown stores at the beginning of June 2014.
Speaking at Fane Valley Store in Armagh: Trevor Lockhart - Fane Valley Chief Executive said:“AtFaneValleyweworkwithourlocalfarmerstoproducesomeofthefinestmeatproducts.WeonlysourcetheverybeststockallowingustobringyouthefinesthandselectedcutsofthehighestspecificationfromLindenFoodsandKettyleIrishFoods.
Dessie Ferguson - General Manager, Fane Valley Stores commented:“Wearedelightedtobeabletoaddtoourvastproductrange.ThisnewventurewillcertainlyaddauniquedimensiontotheFaneValleyStorenetwork.Wehavechosenfourlocationstolaunch‘FarmersRange’withtheintentiontorollitouttoall.Thefeedbackfromourcustomersinthebuild-uptoourlaunchhasbeenextremelypositive.Likeallourproductsweinsistonqualityandvalueandwebelievethatthisnewofferingticksalltheboxes.”
Fane Valley launch new premium quality Farmers Range meat products from Fane Valley Stores.
Fane Valley Launch NewFarmers Range Products
At the Fane Valley Co-op Society Annual General Meeting, held at The Canal Court Newry, Fane Valley Chairman Mr William McConnell commented: “I am delighted to have the opportunity to present watches to four members of staff, John Mitchell, Louise Windrum, Elaine McCann and Allen Jones who have all completed 25 years long service with the Society.”
“Fane Valleys’ most important asset is its people. Their knowledge and experience is of critical importance to our ability to serve customer requirements and move forward with our strategic development.”
Fane Valley Chairman Mr William McConnell welcomed guest speaker Mr Ian Marshall Deputy President – Ulster Farmers Union to address the AGM.
The correct nutrition and body condition score (BCS) in dry cows can improve the transition into lactation. It is vital to get this important stage of the dairy cow production cycle correct in order to maximise milk production, cow health and fertility. Fane Valley Feeds’ Dry Cow Primer Nuts have been helping this transition due to their specifically formulated nutrient content and carefully balanced protected mineral pack, to meet all the requirements of the dry cow.
If you would like to know more about Fane Valley Feeds’ Dry Cow Primer Nuts and options for managing nutrient intakes of dry cows, please contact your local Fane Valley Feeds Sales Representative or Hazel Gilmore on 07714 950 584.
By Dr Hazel Gilmore - Ruminant Nutritionist
“Cows that are either too thin or too fat at calving can have higher rates of metabolic disease, lower feed intakes, lower milk production and poorer
fertility...”
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New Fane Valley Store InBallymena Gets A Facelift!
New Ruminant SalesSpecialist At Feeds
Fane Valley Feeds is very pleased to announce the appointment of Wayne Cunningham as Ruminant Technical Sales Specialist for Co Down.
(Pictured:)WaynehasrecentlyjoinedthesalesteamatFaneValleyFeedsasaRuminantTechnicalSalesSpecialisthavingpreviouslyworkedforCargillinCanada,wherehewasresponsibleforthenutritionofsomeofthebestperformingdairyherdsinAlberta.WaynewillberesponsiblefortheCoDownareaandwilltakeoverfromRobertCampbellfollowinghisretirementattheendofSeptember2014.Wayne can be contacted on: 07711591600
The newly refurbished Fane Valley Stores located at Ballymena Livestock Mart open for business.
The newly refurbished and upgraded Fane Valley Store located at Ballymena Livestock Mart at Woodside Industrial Estate will offer an extensive range of products to farmers and the wider rural community. The store will have new opening times and an enriched range of animal health and livestock products.
Dessie Ferguson – Fane Valley Stores General Manager remarked:“Weareexcitedtobeopeningourre-designedandnewlyfittedFaneValleyStoreinBallymena.Wehaveimprovedandstrengthenedtherangeofanimalhealthproductsalongwithanimprovedvarietyofoutdoorclothingandfootwear.Wecarryalltheleadingproductsandcaterforallyour
Fane Valley Race To Support Turkington & eBay Motors
Fane Valley has announced that they have joined the privileged list of sponsors associated with Colin Turkington and eBay Motors for this seasons British Touring Car Championship.
Speaking at the launch Colin said:“IamdelightedtobeabletoteamupwithFaneValleyforwhatwillbethemostcompetitiveseasontodateforthesport.IamproudtohavealocalcompanyfromhomebeingrepresentedinBritishMotorsport.FaneValleyisoneofthebiggestagri-foodcompaniesinNorthernIrelandandhasaproventrackrecordandhistory,whichissecondtonone.TheircompanyethosandvaluesareverymuchhowweatTeameBayMotorsoperate.
Fane Valley Chief Executive Trevor Lockhart commented:“IhavefollowedColin’sprogressinthesportformanyyears.HehascompetedatthehighestlevelandhasearnedhimselfthereputationofbeingoneofthebestBritishdriversinmoderndayracing.ColinisalsoanambassadorforGOMotorsportalongsidelegendssuchasDamonHill,JensonButtonandMurrayWalker,soweareextremelyproudtobeapassengeronthisexcitingjourneywithColinandteameBayMotors.ItisgreattobeabletosupportalocalsportsstarandweallwishColinthebestofluckfortheremainderoftheracecalendar.”
Marian McGreevy has been working for ArmaghDown Creameries / Fane Valley Dairies from the mid eighties and in that time has coordinated and organised fundraising events and raffles totaling over £40,000 and counting.
Pictured L-R: Marian McGreevy and Deidre Byrne from Fane Valley Dairies
Marian Makes Huge Charity Contribution
Fane Valley announce new sponsorship with local Motorsport Champion Colin Turkington
Linergy the innovative renewable energy company which develops fuels from organic waste; based in Granville Industrial Estate, Dungannon recently teamed up with two charities.
ThreeteamssetouttotakepartintheBelfastMarathonwiththeaimtoraiseasmuchmoneyaspossibleforMacmillanCancerSupportandBelfastWelcomeOrganisation.Thestaffraisedover£3,000tobesharedequallytotheircharities.Well done to all the staff!
Linden Foods, the red meat processor in Dungannon, part of the Fane Valley Group, reduced water usage by the equivalent of 10 Olympic sized swimming pools and three football pitches worth of plastic as part of its far-reaching GreenTrack sustainability programme in the last year.
Gerry Maguire, Managing Director of Linden Foods, commenting of GreenTrack’s achievements, said:“Wehaveseenthebusinessbenefitthroughimprovedcommunityrelations,heightenedstaffandcustomerawareness,moreefficientfactoryprocesses.Alloftheseenhanceourpositionasasustainableandresponsiblebusiness,onewhichstaffcanbeproudtoworkfor,thatcustomerscanbeproudtotradewith,andthecommunitycanbeproudtocallaneighbour.”
Man Van Visits Fane Valley Stores Cancer Focus Northern Ireland’s Man Van visited Fane Valley Stores in Banbridge recently to bring life-saving messages and health checks to men in and around the Banbridge area.
Pictured: (L-R) Dessie Ferguson - General Manager Fane Valley Stores, David Simpson Upper Bann MP, Councillor Seamus Doyle & MLA for Upper Bann Joanne Dobson with the Cancer Focus Man Van Team.