Sustainability is a key part of our business, with our mission being to help farmers feed the UK in a more sustainable way. As a business, we are working towards becoming carbon net-zero and aim to support our customers with products and services that help drive sustainability and efficiencies. Through our feed division we have made the following commitments:
Sustainably Sourced Ingredients
We aim to sustainably source as many of our feed ingredients as we can and since April 2020 the soya bean meal in all Wynnstay feeds has been covered by sustainable credits through the RTRS (Round Table on Responsible Soy) and FEFAC (The European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation) certification schemes.
As of November 2021, all our palm kernel meal has been covered by sustainable credits through the RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) scheme. Each of these certification schemes ensures sustainable and responsible sourcing of soya and palm kernel.
Read more: Wynnstay makes the switch to sustainable palm kernel
With the help of these schemes and reported in December 2021 by the AIC (Agricultural Industries Confederate), the latest UK import data (2020) shows that 70% of the soya imported into the UK is responsibly grown and, of the remaining 30%, only 2.5% carries a risk of deforestation.*
Alternative Proteins – Protected Rapeseed
For customers that are still looking to reduce their soya usage, an alternative protein source would be protected rapeseed. This is a good source of high-quality rumen bypass protein, and its amino acid profile has been found to better compliment grass silage-based diets than soya. It also has a lower carbon footprint (kg C02 eq / tonne) than soya bean meal so is a good option to lower the overall carbon footprint of your feed.
Climate Feed Range
In May 2021 we launched a Climate-friendly feed range for customers with contracts that stipulate no soya bean meal, soya hulls, or palm kernel meal in the feed. Available are Climate versions of some of our most popular compound feeds:
Since the 1st May 2022, this feed range will also include Rumitech, a natural feed additive comprised of essential oils which lowers enteric methane emissions by 17.7% per litre of milk and improve milk yield (+4.5%) and feed efficiency (+5.5%).
Read more: Rumitech - leading the way in methane reduction and livestock performance
| Dairy | Crude Protein |
| Climate Mega Milk | 16% or 18% |
| Climate Cream Maker | 16% or 18% |
| Cattle | 16% |
| Climate Rearer | 13% |
| Climate Beef Finisher | |
| Sheep | |
| Climate Ewe | 19% |
| Climate Lamb Finisher | 16% |
Carbon Footprinting
As part of a wider sustainability project, we are aiming to provide greater transparency on the carbon footprint of our feeds by combining work undertaken by GFLI (Global Feed LCA Institute) and AIC on the emissions figures of our ingredients, along with our production and transport figures, to give a carbon footprint (kg CO2 eq/tonne) for each feed we produce.
*UK Roundtable on Sustainable Soya - Annual Progress Report 2021.
Disclaimer: AIC have exercised due and customary care in preparing this report. No warranty, express or implied, is made in relation to the contents of this report.
