CHARITY donations have continued to pour in from well-wishers this week after 21-year-old Jasmine Harrison from Thirsk completed her bid to become the youngest female to row across the Atlantic. She completed the 3,000-mile journey in 70 days, three hours and 48 minutes, event organisers, Atlantic Campaigns, said. Jasmine set off from La Gomera in the Canary Islands on Saturday, December 12 and arrived on Saturday, February 20, into Antigua in the West Indies. Reflecting on her triumph, she said: “It’s the best experience a young person could ever want or have. “I would do it again but at the same time I would rather have other people regardless of age doing it so if I have inspired some one out there – I’m happy!”
Vencomatic UK sponsors youngest woman to row solo across ocean
23 February 2021 |
Jasmine Harrison rowed more than 3,000 miles to inspire young people to get out there and do something
Jasmine Harrison, who broke the world record for the youngest female to row single handed across the Atlantic, has raised over £15,000 for charity with the help of two of her main sponsors, Vencomatic UK and Vencomatic Group.
Jasmine Harrison, from North Yorkshire, set sail in December 2020 as part of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge to raise money for Shelter Box.
Rowing more than 3,000 miles, she wanted to inspire young people to get out there and do something.
Into the future: Upgrading egg automation systems
5 February 2021 |
Matt Donald has already found the benefits of upgrading his egg production systems
Matt Donald, a 29-year-old egg producer, has discovered the benefits of upgrading his egg packing systems on his farm.
With his 73,000 birds, he says it is vital that he has an effective and efficient set-up on his farm, Cleveland View, to cater for his demand.
In 2017/18, he worked closely with poultry firm Vencomatic UK, where his decision to install their Prinzen egg packer was driven by quality and proven data.
“We were influenced mostly by the egg itself, chick quality is driven by hygiene and handling of the egg from the nest and we want a high hatchability which means gentle transfers through the system.
Automation in the egg industry: Where s it going next?
6 January 2021 |
Mechanical robotics have taken off within the British egg industry
As automation has become commonplace in egg collection, we take a look at the technology and ask, where is it going next?
In the last five years the use of mechanical robots has taken off within the egg industry, as a wide range of equipment has become available for farmers.
Most producers with over 16,000 birds are using some variety of robotics and scaling back their workforce.
Danny Lisle, of Devon based supplier Jansen UK, said that he has seen a remarkable increase in sales of robotics.