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Why Simmental cattle are paying their way on one Herefordshire mixed farm

The Smith family have ensured their suckler finishing enterprise is future-proofed with pure-bred Simmentals at the heart of their Herefordshire-based mixed farm

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Bill Smith says the Simmental herd fits in with the unit's arable workload.
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Bill Smith says the Simmental herd fits in with the unit's arable workload.

Simmentals play a significant role in the Smith family's farming business, with the circular system being well-suited to maximising resources 鈥� permanent pasture, straw and potatoes. Bill Smith farms...

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