Including pulses in the diet has multiple benefits for beef finisher

A move into wholecrop beans has helped a high-output Yorkshire beef finisher move away from bought-in protein supplements and improve soils, with no loss in herd performance

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Including pulses in the diet has multiple benefits for beef finisher

Peter and Richard Barker run 340 beef finishers which average 1.6kg of liveweight gain a day. Based at Lingy Moor Farm, near Darlington, Richard buys them in at 14-23 months old and sells around 20-22...

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