20 November 2024
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7 min read
Miles Oakley
Some 1,550 commercial Holstein Friesians go through the parlour three times a day at Lower Shadymoor Farm, near Shrewsbury, explains Miles Oakley, who farms with his parents, Mike and Davina. "In 2014,...
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