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CO-OP FARMERS GET BEHIND THE SCENES AT DUNBIA
Dunbia has hosted producers from The Co-operative Food’s Hereford Foundation Group at a series of live to dead event at its primary beef plants in Sawley and Dungannon. Fifty Hereford farmers visited Dunbia over four days to get an understanding of the livestock selection process and the implications to farmers…
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DUNBIA HEAD OF AGRICULTURE & RESEARCH PUBLISHES NUFFIELD REPORT
Dr Jonathan Birnie, Head of Agriculture & Research for Dunbia has published a Nuffield Scholar Report entitled “Facilitating change within the red meat chain through knowledge transfer, feedback and technology uptake.” During the course of the Nuffied Scholarship Programme, Dr Birnie visited New Zealand, Australia, USA, Canada and China, taking in…
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DUNBIA WELCOMES CHINESE APPROVAL FOR PORK EXPORTS
Dunbia has welcomed the news that the company has been provisionally approved for exporting pork to China. Dunbia Deputy Chief Executive Tony O’Neill said: “Dunbia is delighted with the provisional approval from China for our pork exports. There has been a concerted effort by the Department of Agriculture and…
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DUNBIA TEAMS UP WITH ROYAL SCHOOL DUNGANNON 1ST XV RUGBY
Royal School Dungannon has announced a sponsorship agreement with meat processor Dunbia for the school’s 1st XV Rugby Team. Dunbia has supplied kits for the team who will play Carrickfergus Grammar or Strabane Academy in the 2nd round of the Dankse Bank Schools Cup on 9th January 2016. Karen Birnie, Dunbia Marketing…
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DUNBIA SPONSOR YFCU RURAL AFFAIRS STUDY TRIP
As Agri Event Sponsor for YFCU, Dunbia has supported the Rural Affairs Committee study trip to Scotland. Over 40 YFCU members travelled to Scotland on a two-day trip which took in a number of farm visits and an opportunity to attend the AgriScot exhibition. Speaking prior to their departure, Dr Jonathon Birnie,…
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DUNBIA SUPPORT WALES YFC LAMB INITIATIVE
Improving the efficiency of lamb production was the main topic of discussion during a recent YFC lamb initiative event co-ordinated by Dunbia and Wales YFC at the farm of Sion and Claire Williams at Pistyllgwyn Mawr farm in Llansawel. Now in its sixth year, the Wales YFC Lamb Initiative is…
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JACK DOBSON WINS EY ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR
Jack Dobson, Dunbia’s co-founder and owner, has won a coveted Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 Award. Jack, who founded Dunbia with his brother Jim in 1976, scooped the top prize in the industry category at a glittering ceremony in Dublin last night which was attended by…
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DUNBIA SHOWCASES NORTHERN IRELAND RED MEAT ON WORLD STAGE
Dunbia has taken part in an International Food Fair in Germany show-casing it’s red meat capabilities to a global audience. Anuga, the largest food show of its kind in the world attracted over 150,000 visitors from retail trade, food service and catering markets across the world. Speaking at Anuga,…
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DUNBIA NI TEAM UP WITH MARIE CURIE
Dunbia NI has chosen Marie Curie as its employee nominated charity for 2015/16. Employees at the company’s Dungannon and Ballymena sites will hold a number of fund-raising events throughout the year with all monies raised donated directly to Marie Curie. Speaking at the launch of the partnership, Jim Dobson,…
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DUNBIA FARMER WINS UK OUTSTANDING FARMER AWARD
Loughgall Farmer, Matthew Brownlee has been named The Co-Operative Food’s Outstanding Farmer of the Year at a gala awards ceremony in Manchester. Matthew aged 24, who began a beef finishing and suckler enterprise in 2012, beat off competition from farmers across the UK to take the title; a fantastic…
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