ForFarmers has launched a new range of premium blends aimed at those who feed both cattle and sheep out of troughs and hoppers rather than feeding via mixer wagons.

Alister Davies, ForFarmers' UK beef and sheep commercial manager explains: "Premium blends are an offering which now sit between compound feeds and traditional mealy blends and allow farmers to benefit from quality blends, without the need to put it through a mixer wagon."

Made from predominantly nutty or whole ingredients, the blend includes whole oats and maize for the sheep blends, rolled barley, sugar beet, micronized flakes, North American soya and wheat feed pellets.

"As a total feed company, ForFarmers has an offer in every segment of the feed sector bar premium blends and this launch now fills that demand," explains Alister.

"Demand for premium blends is growing, and is already supplied successfully in Scotland and the north of England from ForFarmers blend plant at Brydekirk."

The construction of a new purpose-built site, next door to the compound mill at Newcastle under Lyme in Staffordshire, increases ForFarmers ability to meet the needs of its expanding beef and sheep customer base.

Alister says: "Delivery will be available across middle England and north to mid Wales with 800kg totes available nationally. The Newcastle under Lyme site's convenient location alongside the M6 will also allow customers and merchants to collect should they wish."

Contact your account manager for more information or 0300 678 0982.