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Beef special: Experience pays off on Derbyshire beef finishing unit

Scale, self-sufficiency and spreading risk are three elements of the beef business model that are key to the Dore family's success

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Beef special: Experience pays off on Derbyshire beef finishing unit

Walking onto the remarkably quiet yard at Home Farm near Chesterfield in Derbyshire, anyone could be forgiven for thinking it is an arable farm devoid of livestock. In fact, the farm is home to 450...

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