10 January 2024
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6 min read
Composite breeds have featured at Drochil Castle Farm since 2018, with 120 Stabiliser cows and a flock of 1,000 Highlander ewes grazing across just over 500-hectares (1,235-acres) at West Linton in Peeblesshire....
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Opportunities for achieving marketplace popularity can be limited for a small beef herd, but it has not stopped the McIlwaine family from achieving some notable successes to date.
15 October 2025
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7 min read
Jim Bloom, who has died aged 91, spent a lifetime in the livestock, food and farming industry
14 October 2025
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2 min read
A young Taranaki-based couple have made the leap to farm in their own right. Ellie Layton hears what next-generation farming looks like in the Southern Hemisphere
13 October 2025
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6 min read
