Packington Pork Wins Pig Producer of the Year Award

Packington Pork has been awarded the coveted title of joint Pig Producer of the
Year by industry experts at Pig & Poultry Marketing Magazine.
Nottingham, UK, May 19, 2011 -- Packington Pork, based in Barton-under-Needwood,
has used its generations of experience to win the acclaimed accolade of Pig Pro
ducer of the Year, a joint* title awarded by industry experts at Pig & Poultry M
arketing Magazine. Packington Poultry also received a â highly commendedâ for the welfa
e of their chickens.
At Packington Pork (http://www.packingtonpork.co.uk/ )free-range means free-rang
e. The pigs are bred and live all of their lives outdoors and are produced to th
e highest welfare standards with the RPSCA Freedom Food Accreditation. They comb
ine their non-intensive approach, knowledge of genetics and superior quality fee
d to produce free-range meat (http://www.packingtonpork.co.uk/pork/index.htm ) w
hich is packed full of flavour but without artificial additives.
Robert Mercer is a fourth generation pig farmer with a wealth of knowledge passe
d down to him by his father, grandfather and great grandfather. Their pigs were
award winning and now so are his. He is exceptionally proud of his free-range pi
gs, and always strives to improve life for the pigs wherever possible.
After studying agriculture at University, Robert decided that he wanted to go ba
ck to the traditional free-range method, convinced that this is best for the pig
s, the farmer and the environment.
The judges of the competition prized Packington Poultry as highly proactive farm
ing family with ideas to keep the farm profitable and the family on the land. T
he recognised that it is a market driven business, managing the chain from feed
specification through to meat distribution, thus ensuring the health & welfare o
f their poultry at every stage they manage.
Robert says, â We are extremely proud to win this award. At Packington we take except
ional pride on our farm environment to ensure that the pigs are bred, reared and
finished totally outdoors. We are one of very few pig farms who can genuinely m
ake the claim that we rear our pigs naturally. It is so often the case that free
-range pork (http://www.packingtonpork.co.uk/pork/philosophy.htm) doesnâ t really mea
n free-range, but here at Packington we live, sleep and breathe a free-range men
tality for our animals.â
About Us:
Packington Poultry is based in Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire, where the f
amily has been farming for more than 70 years. Packington Pork and Packington C
ockerel is sold in some prestigious farm shops and butchers around the country,
including Chatsworth Farm Shop and The Ginger Pig in Borough Market, London. F
or more information on Packington Pork and Packington Poultry please visit http:
//www.packingtonpork.co.uk/ or call 01283 711547
Contact :
Carrie Eames
Cream Communications and Marketing Ltd
1 Howard Street
Nottingham NG1 3LT
0845 3889584
carrie@creamcommunications.co.uk
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