In your field: Ian Garnett - 'Avoiding calving issues has been harder than usual'

All eyes have turned to the weather. A deluge of late January rain has left lagoons full, not quite bursting, so forecasts of drier weather should allow lagoon emptying across the region.

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In your field: Ian Garnett - 'Avoiding calving issues has been harder than usual'

All eyes have turned to the weather. A deluge of late January rain has left lagoons full, not quite bursting, so forecasts of drier weather should allow lagoon emptying across the region. Field walking...

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