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Robotic milking secures sisters future on family dairy farm

A decision by two sisters to return to the family farm has put a Shropshire dairy on a new footing, with two robotic milkers replacing an ageing parlour, lifting yields and securing the future for the next generation

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Left to right: Katy, Roger, Karen and Lucy Mason run a 135-cow dairy herd at Walkmills Farm, Church Stretton.
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Left to right: Katy, Roger, Karen and Lucy Mason run a 135-cow dairy herd at Walkmills Farm, Church Stretton.

The 135-cow pedigree Holstein herd at Walkmills Farm, Church Stretton, is fully housed and calves all year round. Having grown up on the family farm, sisters Lucy and Katy Mason returned in 2023, keen...

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