Lincolnshire is the jewel in the UK Food Industry’s crown.  If Kent is the garden of England, Lincolnshire is its farmstead.

No other county can match it for the richness, versatility and fertility of its soils.  It has the greatest proportion of Grade 1 land in England from which it produces more fresh produce that any other county and has world class packing and processing businesses to match.

From cereals to daffodils, from vitamin packed potatoes to health preserving cauliflowers, from pigs and sheep to Lincoln Red beef, from delicious sausages to plum bread, the quality and flavour of Lincolnshire’s produce is superb.  Also its high productivity and ideal central position results in as low a food “carbon footprint” as you will find in the UK.

Food and Farming is estimated to contribute £1 billion to the economy of the county.  In terms of both value and employment the sector is the third biggest in Lincolnshire and the county’s economic reliance on food and farming production and manufacture is four times higher than the national average. 

This county, dedicated to the production of first class food and flowers, with in parts up to 50% of its population employed in the food and farming industry, has a food heritage and provenance which is second to none.  So, please select Lincolnshire’s “Select” produce.  You will be delighted and you will help those dedicated to feeding you.

Did You Know:

Lincolnshire is the largest potato producer in the UK
Lincolnshire is the largest wheat producer in the UK
Lincolnshire is the largest poultry producer in the UK
Lincolnshire is the largest cereal production area in the UK
Lincolnshire is the second largest sugar beet producer in the UK
Lincolnshire is the fifth largest pig producer in England
Lincolnshire is an internationally significant horticultural area with 38% of UK bulb flowers grown in the County.

Source: 2006 Defra Census

If you are involved in food, agriculture, horticulture and food chain related industries, and operate predominantly out of the Greater Lincolnshire area from the Humber to the Wash, make sure you get the benefit by using the Select Lincolnshire brand.  Everything you need to get started is right here. Select Lincolnshire is part of a wider initiative to promote Lincolnshire as a place to live, work, invest and visit and is about the protection and development of jobs in the County.