Genesis clients clean up at Pfizer Trainee of Year Awards for the Pig and Poultry industry!
Christopher Rose, of LKL Farming, a Genesis client, is the winner of this year’s Pfizer Trainees of the Year Awards.
Christopher, from Worksop in Nottinghamshire has successfully progressed through to management at Midlands-based LKL Farming. From starting on an outdoor pig unit, where he worked for three years, he is now assistant manager on an 850-sow weaner production farm. Christopher is working towards completing his Certificates of Competence at Level 2 in 2012 and is a member of the Pig Industry’s Professional Register, which he plans to use in providing structure to his on-going training. His ambition is to set up his own outdoor pig unit taking pigs from start to finish.
The award, also made to the poultry industry, includes a £2000 training grant, and was presented by the Farming Minister, the Rt Hon Jim Paice, at a ceremony at the House of Commons on 1st November. Now in their fifth year, the awards are sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health in conjunction with the journals Pig World and Poultry World, recognising enthusiasm and commitment to training in helping producers to meet the exacting standards of the retail market as well as developing individual careers.
The three judges — Richard Longthorp, chairman of Lantra England, industry consultant Gerry Brent and Dr Dan Tucker, of Cambridge University school of Veterinary Medicine — said they were seeking some strong connection between training and its successful application on farm.
“This was where Chris Rose was really able to impress,” stated the judges. “The increased understanding he had gained from both in-service and off-site training had increased his understanding of the need to establish and then rigorously apply sound routines. The prime example given has helped to underwrite a truly impressive farrowing rate on his unit that most in the industry would be proud to emulate.”
Runner-up for the pig award is Catherine O’Dell, of JSR Farms, also a Genesis client. Catherine has experience of an outdoor nucleus herd and indoor production with JSR Farms at Southburn, Driffield, East Yorkshire.
If that wasn’t enough, a special award the Industry Professional Register Award for Top Achiever went to Helen Hooks of BQP - also a Genesis QA farm!
The Awards winners (left-to right) Emily Ward, Packington Pork; Christopher Rose, LKL Farming; Jim Paice, Farming Minster; Catherine O’Dell, JSR Farms
Helen Hooks of BQP wins Top Achiever Award, pictured here with Minister Jim Paice.
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