Meet the Team
Ruminant Specialists
Dr. Karen Wonnacott
Dr. Karen Wonnacott
ruminant specialistKaren joined the CMC Technical Team as our Ruminant Nutritionist in 2018. Karen was brought up on a small, family-run farm in Devon and has always been incredibly passionate about agriculture and the countryside.
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John Cann
John Cann
ruminant specialistJohn brought his considerable dairy expertise to CMC in 2015, immediately becoming a key part of our ruminant technical team.
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Matt Rance
Matt Rance
ruminant specialist forage specialistMatt is responsible for Legislation, Trading Standards and Product Compliance and Assurance. He is also the technical manager of our forage services team and part of our ruminant technical team.
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David Small
David Small
ruminant specialist poultry specialistDavid has a broad knowledge of the agricultural industry and has worked in various roles but more latterly as contract support manager to a national egg packer. Dave is a farmer in his own right and loves nothing more than spending time with his beef cattle and sheep. Dave takes an active interest in a wide variety of farming businesses and is never afraid to lend a hand or offer advice.
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Pete Davis
Pete Davis
ruminant specialistPete Davis joined as our first ruminant nutritionist and the original member of the CMC technical team. Brought up on a large dairy, arable and beef unit in Hertfordshire, he has 30 years of experience, including managing dairy herds and farms across the country from Middlesex to Yorkshire. Nutritional and Management Consultancy has dominated the last 16 years, which also included running a large animal vet practice.
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Mark Causey
Mark Causey
ruminant specialistMark’s career began as a trainee rep for Pauls Agriculture at Lords Meadow, Crediton. Now, older and wiser, he’s still in Crediton as part of our ruminant technical team.
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Gary Pulsford
Gary Pulsford
ruminant specialistGary has been a renowned feed specialist since the mid 90's. Well known throughout Somerset and the surrounding areas, he is well regarded not only for his knowledge, but also the positive attitude and cheery demeanour he brings on every farm visit.
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Graham Dodd
Graham Dodd
ruminant specialist commercial sales managerGraham Dodd is our Commercial Manager and is responsible for formulations, mill products and blends. He’s always happy to discuss feed commodity markets and help with any thoughts you have on future prices and contracts.
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Sarah Cann
Sarah Cann
focus team ruminant specialistSarah is a Ruminant Feed Specialists and a member of our Dairy Focus Team, covering the Southwest providing essential services to our customers and backup to our ruminant team.
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Phil Stoneman
Phil Stoneman
ruminant specialistPhil began his career as a herd manager before moving into the feed industry and arriving at CMC in 2010. Phil has a huge wealth of experience and particularly enjoys working with family farms throughout the generations. His knowledge of South-west farms is second to none, you’ll rarely see him requiring a map.
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Trevor Bedford
Trevor Bedford
ruminant specialistTrevor joined team CMC in his early twenties. Now in his sixties, Trevor hopes to finally make his fortune by selling the secret to his Peter Pan looks.
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Shaun Clifford
Shaun Clifford
ruminant specialistShaun joined CMC after 10 years of experience in the feed industry. Well known throughout Devon and surrounding areas, he is well thought of, not only for his knowledge, but also his calm and cheery approach on-farm.
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Ed Redman
Ed Redman
ruminant specialistEd joined CMC in March 2021 following ten years of varied experience in the feed industry, working in both transport and sales.
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Steve Chapman
Steve Chapman
ruminant specialistIn 2012 Steve founded his own company, SC Nutrition. His aim is to provide a cutting edge and thorough approach to a manageable number of farms in Cornwall, paying particular focus to the effect nutrition can have on cow comfort.
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Matt Holmes
Matt Holmes
ruminant specialistMatt comes from a family with a history in farming and forestry and lives in South Devon. He prides himself on being a friendly and approachable person, always keen to help and provide quality advice to drive farming businesses forward.
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Poultry Specialists
Russell Crang
Russell Crang
poultry specialistRussell is an important member of our management team and leads our poultry sector. His knowledge of poultry stems back over 30 years, and he is a substantial poultry grower himself.
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Will White
Will White
poultry specialistWill is an integral part of our poultry team, with a broad knowledge of the feed industry. He has an industrious character who becomes deeply involved in his customers’ enterprises. He is also a free-range egg producer in his own right; working with his wife, Millie, to manage 9,000 Clarence Court hens on the home farm. Will won the prestigious award of ‘Young Poultry Person of the Year 2022’.
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Gwenda Wozencraft
Gwenda Wozencraft
poultry specialistGwenda has farming at her roots and absolutely loves agriculture. She mostly enjoys working with poultry farmers and being on farm working with the animals and making a positive difference to the farm businesses she works with. Gwenda wants to help where she can and help people to get the best results that they can, to achieve the best possible outcomes. Gwenda has worked with free range laying hens since she was 17 and is a very proud mum of two lovely children who definitely try to keep her on her toes. If Gwenda manages any spare time at all, she loves to go to the coast, walking and spending as much time outside as she can!
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David Hope
David Hope
poultry specialistDavid grew up on a family farm in Oxfordshire where he developed his interest in poultry. Since leaving Harper Adams in 2007 David has worked in the sector and joined Crediton Milling in August 2023. David enjoys working closely with farmers to get the best out of their flocks and support wherever he can. He particularly enjoys problem solving and helping find solutions and improvements that help the farm business.
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David Small
David Small
ruminant specialist poultry specialistDavid has a broad knowledge of the agricultural industry and has worked in various roles but more latterly as contract support manager to a national egg packer. Dave is a farmer in his own right and loves nothing more than spending time with his beef cattle and sheep. Dave takes an active interest in a wide variety of farming businesses and is never afraid to lend a hand or offer advice.
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Forage Specialists
Matt Rance
Matt Rance
ruminant specialist forage specialistMatt is responsible for Legislation, Trading Standards and Product Compliance and Assurance. He is also the technical manager of our forage services team and part of our ruminant technical team.
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Mark Tucker
Mark Tucker
forage specialistMark has extensive knowledge in forage production and quality. He is fully focused on tailoring his advice to individual farms and creating a bespoke, specific plan based on the needs of each farming enterprise. This enables him to maximise potential from the farm. He employs a back-to-basics theory; in which he removes the potential pitfalls, and tries to improve grassland management systems to increase production of home-grown forages.
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Mike Allen
Mike Allen
forage specialistComing from a farming family in Cornwall, Mike has been involved in the local agricultural community for more years than he would like to admit.
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Sonya Treen
Sonya Treen
focus team forage specialistSonya is the newest member of our Forage Team, joining Crediton Milling in November 2021.
She’s always had an interest in farming life and has a particular interest in sheep and used to own a small flock of Devon Closewools.
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Focus Team
Kyrin Hole
Kyrin Hole
focus teamKyrin is part of the Ruminant Focus Team which provides high quality support to our sales team by carrying out a diverse range of technical services on farm such as locomotion scoring, body condition scoring, Interherd reports and costings. Kyrin is extremely practical and very competent in and around cows.
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Sarah Cann
Sarah Cann
focus team ruminant specialistSarah is a Ruminant Feed Specialists and a member of our Dairy Focus Team, covering the Southwest providing essential services to our customers and backup to our ruminant team.
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Nikita Underwood
Nikita Underwood
focus teamNikita has always had a keen interest in agriculture. Alongside being part of the CMC focus team, Nikita and her husband run a pedigree sheep business producing breeding Woodspring Charolais sheep.
Sonya Treen
Sonya Treen
focus team forage specialistSonya is the newest member of our Forage Team, joining Crediton Milling in November 2021.
She’s always had an interest in farming life and has a particular interest in sheep and used to own a small flock of Devon Closewools.
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Caitlin Pople
Caitlin Pople
focus teamCaitlin is a dairy farmer’s daughter and youngstock rearer that joined CMC in the Summer of 2023. Caitlin brings with her a wide knowledge of the agricultural industry and has worked as a Head Veterinary Nurse in a small animal practice in Devon. In Caitlin’s spare time, she loves walking her dogs in the countryside and spending time with family and friends.
Team Leaders
Mark Gulley
Mark Gulley
team leaderMark is our Managing Director and looks after all our raw material buying and knows every inch of Fordton Mills inside and out. He is a massive rugby fan, Exeter Chiefs supporter and Director of Rugby for Crediton R.F.C.
Andrew Power
Andrew Power
team leaderAndrew heads up the Sales Team and has worked in most departments of the Crediton Milling business. He is ultra-competitive in all sports and does not like losing.
Stephen Gulley
Stephen Gulley
team leaderSteve heads up our transport department and is always calm under pressure. In his spare time you'll find him supporting his children’s sporting events or paddle boarding in Cornwall.
Scott Brimilcombe
Scott Brimilcombe
team leaderScott oversees all CMC operations. He’s a keen runner and loves playing, coaching, and watching football.
Darren Hughes
Darren Hughes
team leaderDarren is responsible for the day-to-day running of the mill. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and young children.