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Collaboration is a winning strategy for two beef farms

Two small farms on the edge of the Peak District have come together to share skills, expertise and labour and have built a successful direct selling model as a result. Chloe Palmer finds out more

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Collaboration is a winning strategy for two beef farms

Branding themselves as Peak Pasture Farms, Sarah and James Frith and John and Helen Parsons sell their 100% grass-fed beef to more than 400 customers. The initiative has gone so well that they have...

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