Labaran Kalifa Livestock LTD

Labaran Kalifa Livestock LTD was started in July 1993 by Adam Jamie and Jane Wright, with both having previously run businesses in the Agricultural and Equine Sectors. Renting the 170 acre farm at Newton Abbot S Devon was the catalyst to combine their previous activities into one business. Initially, the business focused on the wholesaling of straight grasses and forage crops to the UK and Irish retail mixing operations. By 1999, a small store had been established carrying stocks of key amenity and agricultural species. A small amount of mixing started in the spring of 2004 and this side of the business has continued to develop to date. The business has grown steadily from its inception and a policy of reinvestment has been a core to its strategy.In 2007, a 6,000sq ft. store and 12 acres of land adjacent to the site was purchased and in 2010, further cleaning and packing machinery was invested in. On the farm, we rear and grow a number of different breed and wild grass species including Cattle, goats, Horse, swine, poultry, Black Knapweed, Oxeye Daisy and Yorkshire Fog to name a few.In 2009, we moved to Edinburgh (Scotland), and purchased 30 acres of land in a nearby village. 2010 has seen us increase our mixing and packing capacity. Our new mixing plant has enabled us to work with bulk bags and has increased our tonnage output.In 2011 our new storage shed was completed and we launched Animals Farm our new branded range of grass seed aimed at customers who want a branded product without the cost of maintaining their own brand.