Multi-generational dairy farm in Shropshire invests in future

With a total commitment to dairy farming, the Higgins family are looking at ways to take their business forward and are hoping the AHDB Strategic Dairy Farm programme will help facilitate this

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Left to right: David, Cheryl and Robert Higgins
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Left to right: David, Cheryl and Robert Higgins

The Higgins family joined the AHDB Strategic Dairy Farm programme in March, with the aim of sharing ideas and increasing their knowledge for moving the business forward. New youngstock housing and a reduction...

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