LEAF Marque and environmental responsibility at G s Claire Donovan ~ Technical Director, G s Fresh

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1 LEAF Marque and environmental responsibility at G s Claire Donovan ~ Technical Director, G s Fresh 1

2 Organisation and planning!! G s Business Intro! Key Projects " Water - Drip / Sub Irrigation " Icecam / AgriEye/LED " May Farm & Environmental " Birds & Wildlife " Community! Summary 2

3 Established 1952 Guy Shropshire 3

4 G s Fast Facts Established m turnover 7,000 employees 24 farmers and growers 13,142 hectares c. 20m invested p.a. Supplying all major UK retailers Supplying major supermarkets across the EU and USA 4

5 The G s Group! A group of marketing led family farming businesses! Growing across 13,142 hectares Europe & Africa UK 6,201 ha Spain 5,853 ha Czech 330ha Senegal 384 ha Poland 374 ha! Dedicated to quality and service; underpinned by strong values 5

6 Full Vertical Integration Crop Establishment & Plant Raising Farming Further Process & Packing Sales & Marketing 6

7 Crop Portfolio 7

8 G s UK Growing Base 8 Lancashire (Strategic Partners) Celery Iceberg Shropshire Spring Onions Organic Beetroot Warwickshire Spring Onions Asparagus Legumes Gloucestershire Mushrooms Dorset Mushrooms Lincolnshire Organic Veg Norfolk Onions Celery Iceberg, Romaine Radish Suffolk Onions Kent Spring Onions Sussex Iceberg Baby Leaf Romaine Norfolk Coast Baby Leaf Celery Iceberg, Romaine, Gem Onions Cambridgeshire Celery, Fenland Celery Iceberg, Romaine, Gem Mushrooms Onions Beetroot

9 Pozo Hondo Santa Marta Jumilla Agost ALICANTE Spain Growing Areas MURCIA TORREVIEJA Cullar Huercal Overa Puerto Lumbreras LORCA AGUILAS CARTAGENA Altitude 0-500m altitude m altitude >800m altitude Open Field Cuevas del Almanzora Leafy Celery Radish Onions Spring Onions Continental Onions Baby Leaf & Herbs Pak Choi Organics Lemon & Grapefruit Watermelon & Melon Operations Nursery Distribution Centres Greenhouse Baby Leaf & Herbs Tomato 9 Trust Efficiency!"#$%&&&'&&&())*+*,-+.&&&'&&&/#01*%.&&&'&&&(23,"%*$,&&&'&&&40-&56 Quality Expertise Can do

10 West Africa Farms ~ Senegal 10

11 G s Poland 11

12 Innovation & Investment - 196m over 10 years Laser Land Levelling 24 Row Iceberg Planter Reservoir Development Mushroom Farm & AD Plant Investment in the UK business is replicated in Spain & Czech Republic Infield Rig Packing Plant Raising Reservoir Development 90 ha of state-of-the-art Greenhouses 12

13 Cambs Farms Environmental Management! Demonstration Farm (2000)! National Award Farm (2006)! M&S Plan A in Action (2010) 13

14 LEAF and G s Our vison is for a world where we are farming, eating and living sustainably To supply quality fresh produce that delights our customers every day Our mission is to inspire and enable sustainable farming that is prosperous, enriches the environment and engages local communities To be recognised as outstanding, market-led growers and suppliers of sustainable, healthy fresh produce, and to be at the forefront of the industry in everything we do 14

15 Water use, drip irrigation and sub irrigation Water table control after levelling 15

16 Water use, drip irrigation and sub irrigation 16

17 Icecam/AgriEye/LED Vision To be the market leader for innovation in our core products offering high quality healthy, tasty, nutritious food with a point of difference for our customers and consumers Mission To drive quality, efficiency and sustainability inspiring trust with our customers and consumers through the application of leading edge science and technology using industry partners, expertise & knowledge 17 17

18 IceCAM Nursery Sowing Amendments Sowing begins 500k Sowing pushed back due to rising Heat Units 300k Extra Sowing due to Spain finishing early Planting begins 500k Sowing pulled forward due return to average 500k Sowing pulled forward due to return to average 18

19 IceCAM Optimisation Suite (OS) Smith Institute 19

20 Yield Forecasting & Harvest Planning Determine the number of plants established after transplanting (>98% accuracy) Measure size of individual plants and assess size range Outputs! Deliver lettuce and celery establishment KPIs on weekly basis! Correlating plant size with product specifications!"#$%&'()*!"#$%&'#(" &'#(" )"*+,-.&'#(" )"*+,-./-'00 /-'00!"#$%/-'00 Iceberg population with classes based on pixel sizes. 20 Iceberg at Bank Farm 3 over a roddon (old waterway). Area of interest in red. (G s Growers UK 2017)

21 Crop Intelligence using Remote Sensing Manned aircraft Spectrum Aviation Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Hemav Satellites Environment Systems Georeferenced multispectral imagery (3cm/pixel), being able to locate individual plants Real colour image (right) and Vegetation Map (red/green left) of an iceberg crop at La Raposa 01 (Cullar- G s Growers Spain 2017). 21

22 Crop Scouting Tool Other uses of vegetation maps:! Crop scouting! Wind damage! Poor planting /drilling! Weed patches! Diseases! Pest damage! Compaction issues! Water-logging! Over spraying! Compost amendments! Non-destructive trials assessments (i.e. starter fertiliser) 22

23 Growing Indoors: LED Plants are subject to environmental variability during propagation and in the field Using indoor growing technologies may help reduce the impact on final yield Temperature Water availability Soil Type 23

24 Growing Indoors: LED Tailor-made transplants = Potential Waste Reduction! Reduction in production time! Reductions in substrate use! Improved consistency! Reduction in specific disorders 24

25 May Farm Anaerobic Digestion 25

26 May Farm Anaerobic Digestion 26

27 May Farm Anaerobic Digestion ~ Soil Health 27

28 Sustainability Roof-mounted Solar Panels Rainwater Harvesting 28

29 Community: A business to be proud of As progressive growers, we make a difference by developing our people, caring for the environment, and supporting local communities 29

30 Community Farm visits:! LEAF and Soil Association Demonstration Farms! Schools! Public Open days! Industry 30

31 Community Open Farm Sunday

32 Community: People Local recruitment Training & coaching Building school & college links Work experience Management Training Scheme Good Business Sense Good CSR Sense Good Sustainability 32

33 Environment Encouraging wildlife - protecting nesting birds Caring for wildlife and in our use of natural resources 33

34 Environment Pheromone traps Phacelia margins Wondermesh Beetle banks 34

35 Turtle Dove Project 35

36 The key to sustainable farming is integration In G s aspiration to be world class farmers we also need to look after our natural resources G s Sustainable farming operation increases the biodiversity of the ecosystems within our agricultural land base and ensures G s continues to be a good neighbour and guardian of our unique environment 36