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How changing to an integrated calf scheme has brought multiple benefits to one Cumbrian farm

Looking to make the most of his land and buildings in a way that suited him, Ernie Harker is enjoying the benefits of switching to a lower risk system

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How changing to an integrated calf scheme has brought multiple benefits to one Cumbrian farm

After a long career in farming, Ernie Harker found himself at somewhat of a crossroads. In his late sixties and keen to keep farming in some form or another at Town Head Farm, Long Marton, Cumbria, he...

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