In your field: Mike Harris - 'Taking silage out to the cattle soon becomes counter-productive'

The clocks have changed and the nights are well and truly drawing in. As I write this, I have just come in from preparing the cattle sheds for winter.

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In your field: Mike Harris - 'Taking silage out to the cattle soon becomes counter-productive'

The clocks have changed and the nights are well and truly drawing in. As I write this, I have just come in from preparing the cattle sheds for winter. With our main shed all cleaned out and freshly...

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