New Wagyu herd part of Norfolk-based estates sustainable vision

Brothers Gavin, Alex and Bruce Paterson have made some big changes to the management of the Worstead Estate, Norfolk, among them a new Wagyu herd, changes to the arable unit, renewable energy projects and building restoration

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New Wagyu herd part of Norfolk-based estates sustainable vision

Wagyu The Wagyu herd started in 2016 with the purchase of Yoshima, a fullblood heifer plus embyros, from David Walston. Bruce says: "We had been talking about Wagyu before we sold the dairy herd...

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