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Grants special: 'Life-changing' FETF grant helps fund milking robots on Derbyshire dairy farm

Milking robots have allowed David and Megan Roworth's herd to reach their full potential after receiving money from the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund

Alex Black
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Grants special: 'Life-changing' FETF grant helps fund milking robots on Derbyshire dairy farm

Receiving a grant to invest in milking robots has been nothing short of ‘life changing' for husband and wife David and Megan Roworth. The couple milk 200 pedigree Holsteins at Bearwardcote Farm, near...

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