HIGHLIGHTS OF 2018/19

ABERDEEN ANGUS GENETICS, URUGUAY

In March, Ingleby Uruguay participated in the World Angus Secretariat 2019. The event generated a lot of interest in our Aberdeen Angus genetics. We aim to breed animals which can be raised and finished purely on grass and still produce excellent meat quality, flavour and healthy fatty acid composition. Our animals received many favourable comments and achieved a good validation from the market.

SYNTHETIC PESTICIDE-FREE

Since the early sixties, farming has become a chemical business. In a world of synthetic pesticides, we have lost our roots and much of our knowledge about holistic farming with nature. This cannot continue. With up to 70% of all insects gone over the last 30 years in Europe, and growing weed resistance, the way we farm must change. In November 2018, the Ingleby Board decided that Ingleby should become synthetic pesticide-free by 2030. We believe future generations will not accept any risk of residues from harmful pesticides in their food. They will want healthy, natural food - and we will be ready to provide it.

NATIVE PLANTS NURSERY, PERU

We have created our own nursery named "Viva El Cholocal" for native Peruvian species. We produce the plants with technical assistance of the international organisation Rainforest Concern. We currently have more than 4,600 plants from 70 different native species. We also have more than 1.2 million seeds stored in our seed bank. We donate the native plants to the local schools as well as sell them to local farmers, who have shown an interest in increasing the biodiversity on their farms.

TOWARDS ZERO ACCIDENTS

Thanks to our teams’ continued focus on safety worldwide, we have reduced our number of accidents worldwide during the last four years. Latvia and Lithuania, lead this positive trend, with zero accidents recorded in 2019.

It is a reminder to us all that achieving zero accidents is within our reach.

INGLEBY GUIDELINES 2019

We have published a new edition of our guidelines book. It is our internal operational manual and an important tool in the daily management of our farms. You can find it here: www.inglebyfarms.com/about

BLUEBERRIES, ROMANIA

We have completed the final blueberry plantings in Romania, two years ahead of our initial plan. We now have a total of 200 hectares of blueberries in production, making us one of the largest blueberry producers in Romania.

THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSIFICATION

Last year’s drought in Europe (the worst in 50 years), which affected our farms in Latvia, Lithuania and Romania, has shown the importance and value of our diversification.

With more than 40 different crops grown in 9 countries on 4 continents, Ingleby has a resilience towards the increasing effects of climate change, especially regional droughts and floods.