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Dairy calf to beef system adds value to Northern Irish farm

A calf rearing contract has enabled James and Rachel Davison to expand their livestock enterprise

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Dairy calf to beef system adds value to Northern Irish farm

Rearing calves on any farm is very time consuming but just imagine if there were 2,500 of them to feed and manage every year, as well as operating a beef, sheep and poultry farm. However, when the system...

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