Exceptional growth in organic poultry feed from company dating back to 1675
The Country Smallholder|Spring 2024
HJ Lea Oakes is one of the longest established independent animal feed manufacturers in Britain with a history dating back to 1675. Centuries later, they are still independent, family run and extremely proud to be part of the country’s rich agricultural heritage.
Exceptional growth in organic poultry feed from company dating back to 1675

With nationwide coverage they manufacture a wide range of conventional and organic feeds from professional farmers to smallholders covering ruminants, pigs, poultry and horses across multiple sites in Cheshire and Shropshire including a dedicated Organic and Non-GM mill at Congleton.

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