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In your field: Ian Garnett - 'Predator-proofing the turkey shed is a big job'

Mid-August and the often-talked-about ’mid-summer dip’ arrived.

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In your field: Ian Garnett - 'Predator-proofing the turkey shed is a big job'

Mid-August and the often-talked-about 'mid-summer dip' arrived. Grass growth up until then had been impressive, but the hot spell soon slowed grass growth sufficiently for the need to introduce silage...

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