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Frontier is a proud partner of Warburtons and is responsible for sourcing all of the UK milling wheat used in its range of bakery products.

 


Championing sustainable crop production  

The partnership between Frontier and Warburtons offers milling wheat growers across the country some excellent opportunities. It is centred on a commitment to sustainable crop production and supports UK farmers to add value to the supply chain through shared knowledge and expertise.  

 
The Warburtons Growers Group

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Frontier growers who meet the contractual requirements and protocols for growing Warburtons wheat can become part of the Warburtons Growers Group.

The Group facilitates the supply of wheat from over 200 farmers to five UK flour mills located in Whitley Bridge, Wellingborough, Peterborough, Harlow and Kirkcaldy.

Eligible growers must grow wheat approximately within a 50-mile radius of a mill or port that is supplying the mill and crucially, must show a commitment to developing sustainable farming practices in line with future agricultural policies.


A premium contract

Growers supplying wheat as part of the Warburtons Growers Group can earn a min/max premium over the feed wheat price in the locality of the nearest Warburtons mill.

 

The benefits

Growers who are part of the Warburtons Growers Group benefit from end-to-end support via Frontier’s specialist teams. As well as receiving market insights and grain trading expertise, every grower will have access to:

  • A Frontier agronomist to help meet contract specifications
  • A supply of certified, high quality seed from Frontier or GFP Agriculture
  • Technical expertise on crop protection and nutrition strategies
  • Precision technology services and support from SOYL
  • Environmental management and stewardship guidance from Kings Crops
  • A range of digital solutions through Frontier’s MyFarm platform. 

 

A choice of marketing options

If supplying wheat to Warburtons, growers have a choice of Frontier marketing options:

  • Utilising the Frontier wheat pool (which also attracts a Warburtons premium). Learn more about the Frontier pools
  • The choice to price own tonnage throughout the year
  • A combination of the above. 

 

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Find out more

If you have questions about the Warburtons Growers Group, or would like to know more about the contract specifications, protocol and eligibility for supplying Warburtons, please speak to your Frontier farm trader or agronomist.

Alternatively, you can get in touch with us here.

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Work Placements

Applications for our 2024-25 student work placements are now open.

If you are interested in applying for a placement with us, you can find details about the roles we offer below or via our job vacancies page at https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/frontieragriculture/. For queries or further information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Deadline for applications - 19th November 2023. 

Commercial rotation (North)   Commercial rotation (South)    Sustainable Crop Production

This rotation is a great opportunity to gain a full understanding of the business across a 12-month period. Split across five business areas, the placement will give the successful student the chance to develop their commercial knowledge while working in the farm trading, forwarding and planning, as well as joining Kings, a leading specialist crops provider and division of Frontier, Soyl and the trials team.

Following our existing commercial rotation for the South, some of our previous placement students have gone on to take roles in our commercial, agronomy and trading teams after completing their degree.

For the first six months the successful candidate will be based at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, and then move on to Topcliffe, Yorkshire for the second half of the placement. Travel to events and sites will be key in this role; therefore a drivers licence is essential.

  

This rotation is a great opportunity to gain a full understanding of the business across a 12-month period. Split across five business areas, the placement will give the successful student the chance to develop their commercial knowledge while working in the farm trading, forwarding and grain administration and operations teams, as well as joining Kings, a leading specialist crops provider and division of Frontier.

This role will be based at Witham St Hughs, Lincolnshire for the first 6 months and then Diss, Suffolk for the remainder of the year. Travel to sites and events will be part of this role therefore a driver’s licence is a must.

Following this rotation, some of our previous placement students have gone on to take roles in our commercial, agronomy and trading teams after completing their degree.

  

Frontier is committed to becoming a more sustainable organisation and to providing sustainable solutions for its farmer customers. Our sustainability placement feeds into this goal.

New for 2024, the successful student will have the unique opportunity to work in key areas of the Frontier business in our sustainable crop production team. This placement has an overarching link with commercial teams including Agronomy and Trading. The placement will involve opportunities throughout the year to learn more about this link and experience these areas of Frontier and how they depend on and interact with each other for the customer.

The role will be based in Sandy, Bedfordshire; however on occasion travelling to sites and events will be required, therefore a driver’s licence is a must.
IntraCrop rotation (home based)   Grain Trading rotation   MyCompliance

IntraCrop manufactures a range of speciality inputs including plant biostimulants, adjuvants and seed treatments and is a virtual business, connected via a number of online platforms.

The successful student will have the unique opportunity to work as a part of a small team and make a real contribution to our commercial, technical and marketing functions; conducting market research, analysing technical data and assisting commercial colleagues working in the UK, Europe, North America and Africa.

As IntraCrop is a virtual company this a home based role; however travel to events and sites will be part of the role and so a driver’s licence is a must.

There is the potential for an overseas visit therefore a valid, current passport will be required.

  

A great opportunity to join our busy grain desk to learn about grain trading and how it links with other key business areas such as forwarding, planning and administration.

The role will involve a focus on the commercial aspects and demands of the Frontier grain desk and include involvement in supply chain and risk management, operations and logistics.

This role will mainly be based at Witham St Hughs, Lincolnshire however travel to some of our other sites and events will be required therefore a full driver’s licence is a must.

  

New for 2024, this placement will provide opportunities throughout the year to learn more about the legislation requirements of British growers and how they link with other areas of the Frontier business.

The MyCompliance team are part of the sustainable crop production group within Frontier and the successful student will experience how teams interact with each other for the benefit of our customers, giving them an overview of modern crop production in a transitioning agricultural environment.

This role will be based at our site in Bourne, Lincolnshire. Travel to other Frontier sites and working with other product areas is part of this role, therefore a full driving licence is essential. 

 

 

Kathryn's story

Kathryn, one of our recent work placement students, described her time with Frontier as "a great opportunity to explore multiple sections of the business in just one year - an experience that not many other companies offer." During her time at Frontier, she had the opportunity to work with different teams throughout the business which greatly increased her confidence.

Watch the below video to hear Kathryn talk about what a normal working day is like on a work placement at Frontier, as well as her experience of our recruitment process.

 

 

                                                                           

 

 

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