The investigation found that 420m3 of water had been abstracted illegally, but no environmental harm was caused. The company accepted there was a breach of licence but said the farm manager had acted unacceptably against clear company policy and procedure and had been sanctioned. Strutt and Parker (Farms) Ltd offered to make amends via an enforcement undertaking , which the Environment Agency accepted due to the company s full co-operation with the case, the lack of environmental harm and the measures taken to prevent a recurrence of the incident. Environment Agency investigating officer, Gavin Senior, said: “Enforcement undertakings allow those who commit offences to stop offending, come into compliance and to take steps to prevent a recurrence.
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April 30, 2021
Parker Farms enjoys an outstanding reputation for providing its clients with top-quality produce items consistently and efficiently. While many factors have contributed to the company’s success over the years, the most important one is the fact that it builds long-lasting relationships with its grower partners.
“When we work with a new grower, our goal is to establish a 10-, 15- or 25-year partnership with them,” said Jimmy Carter, sales manager at Parker Farms, headquartered in Colonial Beach, VA.
Building those relationships, he added, comes down to a simple principle.
“It’s about doing what we say we’re going to do,” Carter said. “There really isn’t much more to that. We work hard to get the sales lined up. When you’re selling a farm’s produce, you are obligated to sell everything you have to sell No. 1 product, and you have to sell No. 2 product as well. We market all the growers’ product aggressively and have good, solid outlets f