Summer 2014

Inside this issue...

• FaneValleyLaunchFarmersRangeMeatProducts

• LongServiceRecognitionAwardsAtFaneValley

• LindenFoodsWinTopUKBestPoultryAward

• White’sOatsInvitedToHouseofCommons

• GettingDryCowNutritionRight!By Dr Hazel Gilmore

• NewBallymenaStoresGetsRefurbishedandBranded

• NewAdditionsToFaneValleyFeedsTeam

• FaneValleySponsorLocalBTCCMotorsportDriver

• MarianMakesHugeCharityContribution

• LinergyStaffFullOfEnergy

• ManAliveVan-CancerNIVisitsBanbridgeStores

• GreenTrackCelebrate1stBirthdayAtLindenFoods

Pictured:TrevorLockhart-FaneValleyChiefExecutivewelcomesthefirstdeliveryofFarmersRangeproductstoFaneValleyStoresatArmagh

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.

Weareproudofthenewfrozenproductrangeandareexcitedtobringthistoourcustomers.Ourspecialisedfreezersallowustoshock-freezethegoods,capturingtasteandnutrientsthatcouldotherwisebelost,ensuringweprovidethehighestqualityproductatalltimes.”

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.”

“FaneValleynowemploysmorethan2000peopleacrossthegroupwithsitesinNorthernIreland,RepublicofIreland,EnglandandBelgiumintheprocessingofDairy,RedMeat,OatMilling,AnimalFeedManufacture,Farmrequisitesupplies.Theemploymentofferedinallourbusinessesisveryvaluabletothecommunitiesweworkwithinandthelocaleconomy.”Hecontinued.

“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.

MrMarshallspokewithgreatdetailonavarietyofcurrentissuesaffectingtheUlsterfarmer,suchasBudget,ActiveFarmers,RegionalisationandYoungFarmers.TheUFUPresidentalsotouchedonmorepressinglocalissueswithRuralCrime,FarmSafetyPartnershipandAgriFoodStrategyBoard(AFSB)ofmainfocusontheday.

Fane Valley Long Service Staff Recognition Award

Linden Foods Win UK Top Poultry Award

Fane Valley celebrate 25 years of service with four members of staff at their Annual General Meeting.

The 2014 Meat Management Industry Awards set a new record with over 600 products entered for evaluation.

PublisherofMeatManagement,GrahamYandell,hostedtheAwardsdinneron4thJuneatLondon’sprestigiousConnaughtRooms.Footballlegendandex-EnglandplayerSirGeoffHurstwastheVIPguestspeaker.

LindenFoodswonBestPoultryProductfortheirMorrison’sSalt&PepperChicken.

Pictured: Sir Geoff Hurst, Pauline Gordon Marketing Executive Linden Foods and award sponsor Tony Chapman of MRC-The Flava People.

White’s Oats VisitHouse of Commons

InconjunctionwithFoodNI,White’sshowcasedatarecentHouseofCommonsEventinthePalaceofWestminster,wherealongwithotherFoodandDrinkcompaniesfromNorthernIrelandWhite’ssampleditsrangeofporridgeandToastedOatsproducts.TheeventwassponsoredandfacilitatedbyUpperBannMPDavidSimpson.

Pictured L-R: Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson & White’s Oats Marketing Assistant Alison Harvey.

Pictured L-R:JohnMitchell-FaneValleyFeeds,LouiseWindrum-FaneValleyStores,ElaineMcCann-FaneValley&AllenJones-FaneValleyFeeds

Getting Dry Cow Nutrition Right!

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.

Body Condition Score

Cowsthatareeithertoothinortoofatatcalvingcanhavehigherratesofmetabolicdisease,lowerfeedintakes,lowermilkproductionandpoorerfertility.ChangingBCScorrectcannotbedonesuccessfullyduringthedryperiodandshouldthereforebealteredbeforedryingoff.Bodyconditionscoreshouldbephysicallyassessed8to10weeksbeforedryingoffandcowsshouldbedriedoffataBCSbetween2.75and3.25andbeabletomaintainthisconditionthroughoutthedryperiod.CowsthatarenotatthistargetBCSshouldbeidentifiedandthenfedaccordingly.

Milk Fever

Itisestimatedthatforeachcaseofclinicalmilkfever,lactationyieldcanbereducedbyupto1400litres,creatingahugefinancial

impactfromdecreasedmilkyieldalone.Clinicalcasesofmilkfeverareonlythetipoftheiceberg,foreveryonecaseofclinicalmilkfeveritissuggestedthatthereareupto6casesofsublicincalmilkfeverwhichcanleadtoretainedplacentas,poortransitionintolactation,metritis,mastitis,reducedfeedintake,fattyliversyndromeandreducedfertility.InNorthernIreland,potassiumlevelsinforageisthepredominantcauseofmilkfever.Wherepossible,latefirstcutsilagethatreceivedlittleornoslurryshouldbeharvestedfordrycowstoensureminimallevelsofpotassiumenterthedrycowdiet.

Nutrition

Drycowsshouldbefedtomeettheirenergyrequirementsandmaximiserumenfill.Feedingexcessenergyshouldbeavoidedasitcanleadtofattyliversyndromeandketosis,causinglowerfeedintakesaftercalvingandmetabolicdiseases.Addingstrawtothedrycowdiethelpstoimproverumenfillanddilutebothenergydensityandpotassiumintakes,howeverthiswillonlyworksuccessfullyinaTMRsystemwherestrawsortingisprevented.Itisvitalthatadequatefeedspaceisavailableforallcowsandfeedisprovidedfreshonadailybasis.

Wheredrycowsareatgrasscowsshouldbebatchedaccordingtocalvingdatewithcows4to8weekspre-calvinggrazingtheaftermath

ofthelactatingherdtolimitexcessenergyintakes,cows4weekspre-calvingtothepointofcalvingshouldbehousedfull-timeonarationsuchasthatdiscussedabove.

FeedingFaneValleyFeedsDryCowPrimerNutswhichincludesActisafliveyeastandbalancedlevelsoffibre,starchandproteinwithinthedrycowdietwillhelptoensurethattherumenbacteriathatdigestconcentratefeedarepresentwiththeabilitytocopewithincreasingconcentrateintakespostcalving.Thegrowingfoetusandregeneratinguddercellshaveahugeproteindemand,at24%proteinandfeaturingahighlevelofprotectedprotein,DryCowPrimerNutswillensurethatthisproteinrequirementofthecowissatisfied.DryCowPrimeralsoincludesaprotectedmineralpackfeaturinghighlevelsofVitaminEandSeleniumtoensurethatimmunity,cowhealth,calfvitalityandudderdevelopmentaremaximised.TheinclusionofmagnesiumchloridereducestheincidenceofbothclinicalandsubclinicalmilkfeverbyoffsettingthehighpotassiumforagespresentonNorthernIrelandfarms.

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.

FaneValleyStoresearlierannounceddetailsoftheirlatestexpansionofitsstorenetworkthroughtheacquisitionofMcCaughanAnimalHealthatBallycastle,BallymenaandOmagh.ThenewlybrandedFaneValleyStorespicturedatBallymenawillnowopenfrom9am-5.30pmMon–Friandopen9am–12.30pmonSaturday.TherewillalsobespecialopeningtimesinconjunctionwitheventsattheBallymenaMart.

Dessie Ferguson – Fane Valley Stores General Manager remarked:“Weareexcitedtobeopeningourre-designedandnewlyfittedFaneValleyStoreinBallymena.Wehaveimprovedandstrengthenedtherangeofanimalhealthproductsalongwithanimprovedvarietyofoutdoorclothingandfootwear.Wecarryalltheleadingproductsandcaterforallyour

livestockneedsnottomentionthenewopeningtimes.TheBallymenastorewillbethetwelfthinourexpandingnetworkofstores.Weprideourselvesonofferingourcustomer’sunrivalledserviceandexperience,primarilythroughthetechnicalknowledgeofourstaffbutalsointhelayoutanddisplayofourmanyproducts.Ourreplacementtagserviceprovidesconvenienceforthelocalcommunityandallwhoattendthemart.Thesecanbeprintedwhileyouwait,makingfarmingthatlittlebiteasier.”

New Additions To Fane Valley Feeds

As part of the continual growth and development of Fane Valley Feeds a number of appointments have recently been made to the team.

(Pictured L-R:)HilaryAndrewsSalesSupportCo-ordinator,BenjaminBinghamCustomerServicesAdvisor,LouiseFoxReceptionist,WayneCunninghamRuminantTechnicalSalesSpecialistforCoDown,JemmaCroskeryTechnicalAssistantandAlanThompsonProductandFormulationsManager.

Pictured L-R:AineMcClafferty-StoreSales,DessieFerguson-StoresGeneralManager&JeanMcCurdy-StoreSales

Ballymena Mart Store Tel: 028 2563 7778 or Email: info@fanevalleystores.com

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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.

Portadown’sColinTurkingtonisoneofthebiggestnamesinBritishmotorsport.HehasracedintheUK’stopmotorracingseries-TheBTCC-since2002andinthattimehasbecomeoneofthemostsuccessfuldriversinits50-yearhistory.

In2009ColinclaimedhismaidenBTCCtitleandbecametheBTCCIndependentsDriver’sChampionforthethirdyearinsuccession.LastseasonColinwasonceagainachampionshipcontenderwith5racevictoriesintheBMWSeries1andwillbehopingtogoonefurtherthisseason.

Speaking at the launch Colin said:“IamdelightedtobeabletoteamupwithFaneValleyforwhatwillbethemostcompetitiveseasontodateforthesport.IamproudtohavealocalcompanyfromhomebeingrepresentedinBritishMotorsport.FaneValleyisoneofthebiggestagri-foodcompaniesinNorthernIrelandandhasaproventrackrecordandhistory,whichissecondtonone.TheircompanyethosandvaluesareverymuchhowweatTeameBayMotorsoperate.

IlookforwardtoworkingwithFaneValleyandIhopeIcanmakethisseasonaspecialoneforthem.”

Colinisridinghighatthetopofthedriver’schampionshipandtheveryexperiencedchasingpackwillbeouttoclosethegap.SofarthisseasonTeameBayMotorshavenotchedupfourfirstplacedfinishesandseveralpodiumfinishes.

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.

MarianhasbeentheheartandsoulofthecanteenattheBanbridgebasedmilkprocessingsite,withNewryHospicebeingthemainrecipientofhercharitablework.However,TheGatewayClubandMacmillanNurseshavealsoavailedoftheverygenerouseffortsandmanykinddonationsfromallatFaneValleyDiaries.

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!

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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.

GreenTrack,launchedinApril2013,pulledtogetherthecompany’slong-standingfocusonenvironmentalstewardshipwithnewinitiativesinafullyco-ordinatedcampaign.Thecampaignalsofeaturedlinkupswithcommunitygroups,suppliers,customersandschoolsonco-ordinatedmeasures.Ithasincludedworkingwithfarmersonembeddingsustainablepractices;withalocalprimaryschoolonfarmingandfoodproduction;withstaffonfundraisingandhealthpromotion.

ThecommitmentofLindenFoodstosustainabilitywasrecentlyrewardedintheNorthernIrelandBenchmarkingSurveybytheARENANetworkinwhichitwasaccorded‘Platinum’statusasoneofthetop10localbusinessesintheinfluentialsurvey.

Gerry Maguire, Managing Director of Linden Foods, commenting of GreenTrack’s achievements, said:“Wehaveseenthebusinessbenefitthroughimprovedcommunityrelations,heightenedstaffandcustomerawareness,moreefficientfactoryprocesses.Alloftheseenhanceourpositionasasustainableandresponsiblebusiness,onewhichstaffcanbeproudtoworkfor,thatcustomerscanbeproudtotradewith,andthecommunitycanbeproudtocallaneighbour.”

Oneyearon,theprojectshaveencouragedbiodiversity,reducingpackagingandfilmuseaswellsavingsintwomajorcostareas–energyandwater.

TheseachievementsoverthepastyearshowsignificantprogressonthefourkeypillarsthatunderpintheoverallGreenTrackprogramme-Environment,ColleaguesandCommunities,AgricultureandCustomers.GreenTrackhasformalisedLinden’scommitmenttosustainablepracticesandensuresthatthisapproachiscentraltoallstrategicdecisionmaking.

GreenTrack Celebrate 1st Birthday

Pictured:(L-R)TrevorLockhart-ChiefExecutiveFaneValley,MaelWilfordEnvironmentalManager-LindenFoods&GerryMaguireManagingDirector-LindenFoods

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.

TolaunchtheManAlivevanvisitlocalDavidSimpsonUpperBannMP,CouncillorSeamusDoyleandMLAforUpperBannJoanneDobsonwereinattendanceandwereextremelyimpressedwiththeserviceprovidedbythemanvanandalsothenumbersofmenthatavailedofthefreehealthcheckontheday.TheCancerFocusManVanisamobileunitthatdeliversone-to-onehealthawarenesssessionsandhealthcheckstomenatvariousvenuesacrossCountyDownandArmagh.

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.

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