A MAN from Somerset has recently taken on a new role with Alltech InTouch.

Sam Wall, who was raised on his family farm, has joined the team as a ruminant nutritionist. He studied animal science at Nottingham University, and when he graduated in 2018, Sam worked at a feed company while studying for a masters in ruminant nutrition at Harper Adam's University.

Sam was awarded his M.Sc. in 2022, and his studies included a research project on feeding transition dry cows with a feed additive, evaluating the impact it can have on their following lactation.

At Alltech, Sam will be using his experience as an InTouch feeding specialist and he will be working with farm management teams throughout the south west. 

“It’s the research and data behind the Alltech on-farm technologies that drew me to the role,” Sam said.

“There is a wealth of data available to farmers and consultants, making for more informed decision-making on individual units. I look forward to utilising the full capabilities of InTouch on-farm. To have an instant figure showing how efficiently the herd is converting the ration in real time is a really useful piece of data to work to.”