Through our recycling of materials from various clients, FGS Agri have developed Dairybed, an alternative product from recycled paper which is suitable for use within the Livestock Bedding market. Through our trial work and feedback from existing customers we have discovered many benefits from the use of this material. For further information visit: www.dairybed.co.uk or…
We had an excellent day at the Weald of Kent Ploughing Match on Saturday. It was nice to see so many faces despite the weather. Thank you to all that came and visited us on our stand! We will be exhibiting at the Basingstoke Ploughing Match on 7 October. We hope to see many…
Through a kind invitation, FGS Agri staff have been lucky enough to be given a rare opportunity to visit the Big Cat Sanctuary as a thank you for the support given to the charity. Set in a beautiful, 32 acre site near Smarden, Kent the Big Cat Sanctuary provides excellent conditions for the successful…
Seven additional meat processors across England and Northern Ireland have now been cleared by the Chinese to export their pork to China. This announcement follows a long and thorough accreditation process which involved Chinese inspections of plants by China’s Certification and Accreditation (CNCA) agency and visits to China by several agriculture ministers from Northern Ireland.…
Vertical farming startup Plenty has, so far, attracted $200 million in agriculture-tech investment and plans to use this money to set-up more farms around the world and make the concept of indoor farming more viable and accessible. This huge investment has created more interest around the vertical farming technique which grows food in hanging modules…
Around 700,000 eggs containing an insecticide called fipronil made their way into the UK food chain. While these eggs were not sold directly to consumers, they were used to make things like sandwich fillers and salads. So, what is fipronil? You may be aware that fipronil is a toxic insecticide, often used by vets in…
According to a survey of over 2,000 adults conducted by IronmongeryDirect, those working in the agriculture sector, including farm managers, technicians, mechanics and administrators are among the healthiest workers in the UK. The average agricultural worker is active for four and a half hours per day, with many in the industry being physically active for…
FGS Agri, FGS Plant, Countrystyle Recycling, Water Direct and Envar staff and their families enjoyed another brilliant annual Fun Day at Stanford Bridge Farm last month, raising an amazing £1952 for Kent Air Ambulance.
FGS Agri were proud to sponsor the Commercial Beef class at this year’s Kent County Show. Congratulations to Barwood & Padfield, Gt Yarmouth who won the Shell UK Oil Cup for the Champion Commercial Beef animal.
Good luck to Valley Park School Young Farmers at the Kent County Show this weekend. We are proud to sponsor this great young farmers club and hope they have a great time at the show.