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Brown Swiss and Holsteins milking in harmony on Staffordshire dairy farm

The Weaver family are not afraid to buck the trend when it comes to the management of their Staffordshire dairy herd

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Matt and Sarah Weaver

Calving all year round, the fully housed herd at Aston Pool Farm, near Stone, is predominantly pedigree Holstein, but includes a few pedigree Brown Swiss and about a dozen cross-breds. Matthew Weaver,...

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