Feeds
NWF Agriculture has grown to be a leading national supplier of ruminant animal feed, feeding one in seven dairy cows in Britain. The business supplies over 4,000 farmers from Argyll in Scotland to Cornwall.
The market for this division consists primarily of the 14,000 UK dairy farmers who have invested in continuing to supply a large part of the nation's need for milk and milk products. Despite decades of restructuring among milk producers, the demand for manufactured dairy feeds, compounds and blends remains largely constant at around three million tonnes per annum.
The core activities are the manufacture of around 330,000 tonnes per annum of compound animal feeds in mills at Wardle in Cheshire and Wixland in Devon, with the Wardle flagship plant being the largest of its kind in the country. In addition we produce 130,000 tonnes per annum of blended feeds from plants in Ayr, Penrith, Wardle and Wixland. NWF's market share has grown dramatically in the last decade to around 14% today. The feed mills have been continuously updated to the highest standards of quality, efficiency, compliance and traceability. Around 6,000 tonnes per annum of specialised and bagged compounds are outsourced in addition to the manufactured volume.
NWF Agriculture also markets further ranges of feeds, seeds, fats and silage additives to farmers via the Trading Desk. The extensive field staff, which have access to the latest technology, can advise farmers on milk and meat production and on the optimal balance of choices for their farm enterprise.
NWF Agriculture Ltd has its own web presence at www.nwfagriculture.co.uk.
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For more information please contact:
Richard Whiting, Chief Executive
T: 01829 260260
F: 01829 261042
E: investor.relations@nwf.co.uk
A: Wardle, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 6BP
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