Expansion plans for dairy business

DAIRY farm business N H Platts and Son is expanding after securing funding for new buildings.

N H Platts farms 490 acres next to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park near Wakefield growing crops for livestock and milking more than 200 cows.

The new money will help the farm estabish a new dairy parlour and slurry silo that will help it significantly expand its operation.

Philip Platts said: “With the global surge in prices for food and an increase in commodity prices, we are hopeful that we can consolidate the operating costs of the farm with the new facilities and expand our milk production with the fully automated milking parlour.”

The new funding for N H Platts and Son was provided by Barclays Business.

Agricultural manager David Williams said:  “It really is a pleasure to see a local agricultural business go from strength to strength and buck the current economic trend.

“Barclays Business remains committed to the agricultural sector and this deal highlights our appetite to support quality customers in a tough market.”