For nearly 40 years, when protection from Grass Staggers (Hypomagnesaemia) is vital, the Denis Brinicombe Group has been at the forefront of supplying an easily absorbable form of magnesium in a molasses base to be made available to vulnerable stock on a free access basis.

In April 2008 the Denis Brinicombe Group acquired the Scottish based Lachlan Macgregor Feeds business and as a result inherited an own label brand of grass seed. This own label product, formulated by the internationally respected seed house of Barenbrug UK Ltd, was sold to customers in the parts of Scotland covered by the business and this policy has continued since the acquisition.

Shepherds have known for years that fishmeal has been a valuable supplement for sheep but it is only in recent years that scientists have really understood why it is so effective, especially at tupping time and before lambing.

In his speech to the 2010 Oxford Farming Conference the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Rt. Hon. Hilary Benn MP, stated that The Voluntary Action Plan, on which the Government and the industry are working together, has an aim that in the next 10 years agriculture will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 3 million tonnes a year.

Coccidia are tiny parasites that live in the cells of sheep intestines. The tiny oocysts containing the infective stages are passed out in the animals' faeces and are picked up by other sheep through contaminated feed and water.