Milking goats provide opportunity for expansion on Gloucestershire farm

Dan Goodman's progression from farm manager at Marsh Court to taking on the tenancy has led to the establishment of a large milking goat herd

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Milking goats provide opportunity for expansion on Gloucestershire farm

Dan Goodman was appointed manager of Marsh Court Farm in 2012, but a death in the landlord's family a decade later saw him signing a 20-year Farm Business Tenancy on the unit in Eldersfield, Gloucestershire,...

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