Meet our Youngstock team

My family milk a herd of 280 Holsteins in Long Sutton, Somerset. When I'm not at my day job, I enjoy helping at home. I joined ForFarmers five years ago and during the first year I spent time learning about all the different areas and departments that are within ForFarmers. I then took on the role of youngstock specialist, as I’ve always had a particular interest in this area. I cover Somerset, Devon and Cornwall and I'm also the National VITA Team Leader.

Call: 07826 534344     Email: ann.coombes@forfarmers.eu

In contrast to Ann, I am based in Ayrshire and cover Scotland and Cumbria. I have been a youngstock specialist with ForFarmers for three years and enjoy visiting customers across the region. For me, the best part of the job is working with customers and helping them to achieve their goals. I get great satisfaction seeing the physical difference and improvements in the calves, youngstock and overall system.

Call: 07500 09 70 94     Email: michael.duncan@forfarmers.eu

Having grown up on a beef and arable farm in Northern Ireland, I have always had a keen interest in agriculture. After graduating university, I worked on a 1,400 cow dairy unit in New Zealand and over time I have developed a particular interest in youngstock rearing and how to maximise a farm’s profitability by rearing high quality herd replacements. In 2018, I joined ForFarmers as a Youngstock Specialist and I now cover Lancashire and Yorkshire. I am also interested in transition cow nutrition and its significant impact on calf performance. 

Call: 07802 173043     Email: emma.moore@forfarmers.eu

I was brought up on a family farm in West Wales. I have been the ForFarmers Youngstock Specialist for Wales for over three years now and been in young animal nutrition for over twenty years. Maximising early growth rates in youngstock is paramount to achieving a profitable enterprise. ForFarmers’ complete youngstock range give me the flexibility to select the optimum solution for each individual customers on farm challenges. As a result, customers are able to achieve their desired results within their systems, efficiently and cost effectively.

Call: 07393 799560     Email: peter.whittal-williams@forfarmers.eu

I joined ForFarmers two years ago after completing my degree in agriculture at university. During my studies, I spent a year calf rearing where I really enjoyed running trials to see how different criteria affected calf performance. After graduating, I secured a job with ForFarmers and became a youngstock specialist. What really motivates me is seeing the benefits and improvments of adjusting a youngstock system and this help customers achieve their end goals. I cover a large area stretching from Dorset to Kent and enjoy seeing different farms and systems during my visits.

Call: 07825 874961     Email: emily.hayes@forfarmers.eu

Following on from my placement year as part of my degree at Harper Adams University, I have recently returned to ForFarmers as a Youngstock Specialist for the Central and East team. I cover a large geographical area from Cheshire to West and East Midlands. Cattle are a passion of mine, in particular youngstock and transition cows. I look forward to working with customers across the area, to help them achieve their desired goals.

Call: 07802 173124     Email: amy.wilson@forfarmers.eu