In your field: Ian Garnett - "I feel sure the future of farming is in safe hands"

Ian farms in partnership with his family near Knutsford, Cheshire. They manage 700 commercial pedigree Holstein/Friesians on 445 hectares (1,100 acres). Replacements are home-reared and cows are on a composite system. Ian is a representative for Sainsbury’s Dairy Development Group and sits on the AHDB Genetics Advisory Forum

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In your field: Ian Garnett - "I feel sure the future of farming is in safe hands"

It's mid-October and all systems go here. We have been maize harvesting, bovine TB testing and re-fitting a shed with modern-type cubicles for the dry cows. We love a good jobs list here and we're never...

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