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Beef special: Pedigree and commercial focus for Herefords on Oxfordshire farm

The Ludgate family runs a record-breaking pedigree Hereford herd alongside a wholesale meat business dating back to 1860

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Several members of the Ludgate family are involved in the combined operation, which includes the 50-cow pedigree Rempstone Hereford herd at Scotsgrove Farm, near Thame, in Oxfordshire, and the T. W. Ludgate...

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