About Us

As part of a wider South West Uplands Initiative, BMLI deliver activity in the Bodmin Moor area. Funded by the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) the team work with all those that have an interest in livestock production to develop and deliver a strategic action plan designed to deliver continued growth in sustainability into the livestock sector. They also work hard with the industry to help them access the funding and support available from the RDPE.

The project is led by Ed Nancekivell and supported by Clare Lea the Project Administrator. Ed has been involved in the livestock industry all his life having grown up on the family farm in North Cornwall; he completed his degree in agriculture at Seale -Hayne in 1998. Since then Ed has held posts within the livestock sector from primary production to farm assurance, through the feed industry and into the meat processing sector. On taking up the post Ed said;

“I am thrilled to be given the role as co-ordinator of the Bodmin Moor Livestock Initiative, representing the livestock producers on the moor will be an honour and a challenge. With the support of the steering group and my background in the red meat sector I am sure over next the 4 years I can make a strong and positive impact on the beef and sheep producers of the Moor”.

Clare Lea joins the team having extensive knowledge of the office management and administration of funded projects in the agricultural sector as she previously worked on the Objective One funded Dairy Collect Project.

The Bodmin Moor Livestock Initiative is hosted by the Cornwall Development Company as part of the Cornwall Agri-food Council Development Team and is based at offices at Coldrenick Farm, Helland, on Bodmin Moor. The team work closely with its steering group in developing a strategic action plan which acts as a blueprint for the first 12 months of activity.