FGS Agri was delighted to be present at the Kent County Show. We had the privilege of being the sponsors for the Commercial Beef Class. We extend our congratulations to the champion Mr Will Ludgate and their remarkable Limousin cross, Boss Man, as well as all the participants who competed. Moreover, we were glad to…
FGS Agri and our sister companies in the Heathcote Holdings group are pleased to announce that during our summer fundraising BBQ we were able to raise almost £3000 for the Kent, Sussex and Surrey Air Ambulance. This amount of money will provide enough aviation fuel for nine missions, equivalent to a whole day’s worth of…
FGS Agri was delighted to host the North School Young Farmers at Stanford Bridge Farm in May. The children had an enjoyable two-hour tour of our farm, where they had the opportunity to get up close to the cattle and listen to informative talks delivered by Farm Manager Alan Higgs and local stockman Peter Corbishley.…
The long-awaited time for maize drilling has arrived! Historically, mid-April marked the beginning of the maize drilling season. However, the emphasis now lies on drilling under optimal conditions rather than strictly adhering to the calendar date. While adequate soil moisture is crucial for germination, when it comes to maize, the critical factor to consider is…
FGS Agri and our sister companies were thrilled to host a Kent Young Farmers event at Stanford Bridge Farm. Young Farmers from multiple Kent clubs enjoyed a tour of our farm, informative talks from our team and a delicious BBQ featuring fresh local beef and pork. We would like to thank everyone who attended, FGS…
It may be March but winter still has a firm grip on us! Working alongside our sister company FGS Gritting, we continue to provide winter gritting, salt supply and snow clearance services across the South East of England. But what is gritting? Our gritting service involves spreading de-icing salt onto private roads, car parks and…
Working with Habitat Regeneration one of our sister companies we recently undertook works in order to fulfil pre-commencement conditions that needed to be discharged as part of a large renewable energy project, we recently completed 850 acres of drilling to establish 650 acres of legume-rich sward, 90 acres of arable reversion mix, and approximately 110…
Working with sister company Habitat Regeneration we recently undertook management of a downland area in Kent. We used a front-mounted flail on a crawler gearbox-equipped forestry specification tractor undertake in field scrub management by removing bramble and self-seeded blackthorn from approximately 100 acres of downland. After the site was opened up, we took care of…
FGS Agri often work on projects beyond our traditional agricultural contracting services. This spring, we were tasked with rejuvenating a grass parkland and establishing a wildflower area within a new housing development. We undertook various tasks including rotovating/stone burying/power harrowing. We drilled and harrowed a hard-wearing lawn mix with a 5% wildflower area. To ensure…
FGS Agri undertake environmental services, including the management and re-instatement of contaminated sites. This job involved the restoration of a site which had been fly tipped with contaminated material containing asbestos. A specification of works was agreed with the Environment Agency and our client to ensure a quality and compliant finish. It was agreed that…
