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Keeping starlings at bay

With an increased starling population as the winter months set in at risk of eating into total mixed rations and other hard feed stocks on dairy farms, we round up some of the advice on how to effectively control starling numbers. Hannah Park reports.

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Keeping starlings at bay

With an increased starling population as the winter months set in at risk of eating into total mixed rations and other hard feed stocks on dairy farms, we round up some of the advice on how to effectively...

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