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Efficiency over expansion approach for Gloucestershire dairy farm

A dairy business is showing that expansion does not always mean more cows and instead the focus is on driving forwards to get the most from the cows through breeding and the use of technology. Ellie Layton reports.

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Efficiency over expansion approach for Gloucestershire dairy farm

Court 51AVÊÓƵin Kempley, Gloucestershire is run by husband-and-wife team Richard and Sarah Carter, who farm in partnership with Sarah's parents, Calvin and Rachele Pugh. In recent years the focus for the...

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