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Genetics key to keeping life simple on Lancashire beef and sheep farm

Livestock which can be profitable on a low-input grass system are key to success of Stephen and Lizzie Walker's business

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Lizzie and Stephen Walker

Pedigree Herefords and a large commercial ewe flock now graze grassland on a tenanted farm in Lancashire where, some 400 years ago, King James I and his entourage once assembled on a visit to the ancient...

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