Beef/sheep
Within the beef and sheep sector our Farming for the Future activity is targeted at helping producers to improve technical efficiency and sustainability. More than 1,500 farmers supply M&S with beef and lamb throughout the year, and a further 40 farms supply us with venison.
We are in regular dialogue with the beef and sheep farmers within our supply base, including regular regional farmer meetings and farm visits. These are used to share best practice, identify issues and build mutual understanding.
Working with SAC, we have established a sustainability roadmap for the beef and sheep sectors and this is being rolled out to all farmers in our supply base. This provides farmers with a series of practical tools to identify areas of their farm business that could be improved, helping them to increase profitability and reduce the farm’s impact on the environment.
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Coleraine chicken farmer, Graham McIllroy, wins M&S Farming for the Future award for Ireland Coleraine chicken, beef and sheep farmer, Graham McIllroy, has won the 2013 M&S Farming for the Future award for Ireland. |
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M&S education programme The M&S Farming for the Future Education Programme is a collaborative programme of activity between M&S and our suppliers and is being developed in close consultation with the supply base. |
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Farming for the Future Annual Report We have recently published our Farming for the Future annual report, which provides an overview of our activity and our achievements to date. View the report by clicking the link below... |
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Animal Feed Update Our principles are simple; we trace where our food comes from, so that our customers can trust it. |
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Have you read the latest Farming for the Future Newsletter? Here is the Spring 2013 edition of the Farming for the Future Newsletter. To be added to the mailing list, please email your details to sustainable.farming@marks-and-spencer.com |
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**Deadline extended** Could you be the next M&S Farming for the Future award winner and win £1,000? The 2013 Farming for the Future competition is now open and we’re looking for M&S farmers and growers from each region of the UK, and overseas, who stand out and make a difference to their sector. |
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Realising the potential of grassland management in England – the Farmax PaceSetter project Over the last two years M&S has been working with EBLEX and NZ processor, Silver Fern Farms, to investigate whether New Zealand approaches to feed planning and grazing management on beef and sheep farms could be implemented in England to drive furt |
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The Prince’s Countryside Fund gives emergency cash as farmers face crisis this winter December 18th |
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Sustainable lamb trial suggests New Zealand genetics could improve UK sheep industry efficiency Research commissioned by Marks & Spencer has found that the use of New Zealand sheep genetics could offer sustainability benefits for UK sheep farmers. |
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Hot topics - Issue 3 This document provides technical information on topical issues affecting farms. |