Agricultural Professionals Visit Italy with North Shropshire College and the Life Long Learning Project
Summary
Other parts of the Tuscan agricultural infrastructure were visited, such as Sementi Maremma, a seed processing plant that sells to the Italian Regions of Tuscany and Lazio as well as overseas to Turkey, Peru and Denmark; and Follonica Horse Farm, which is operated by the State Forestry Corps and breeds ‘Maremmano’ horses for the Italian military and police.Luca did not see any benefits with selling his products to supermarkets preferring to supply smaller vendors and maintain control of his brand.Oswestry, United Kingdom, June 18, 2015 --( PR.com )-- Eighteen agricultural professionals from across the UK have recently visited the Tuscan Region of Italy.Other parts of the Tuscan agricultural infrastructure were visited, such as Sementi Maremma, a seed processing plant that sells to the Italian Regions of Tuscany and Lazio as well as overseas to Turkey, Peru and Denmark; and Follonica Horse Farm, which is operated by the State Forestry Corps and breeds ‘Maremmano’ horses for the Italian military and police.One of the larger food producers visited by the group was ‘Ovo Maremma’, an egg farm and the largest food producer in Tuscany.Luca did not see any benefits with selling his products to supermarkets preferring to supply smaller vendors and maintain control of his brand.One of the participants, Chris Impey, a smallholder from South Wales, commented "What struck me was how regionally organised they were.