In your field: Ian Garnett - 'We will be building a new shed this autumn to help us expand our herd'

How the fodder stores have changed in three weeks. Throughout the first half of the year there have been significant concerns about tonnages of crops grown from grass all the way through to arable crops, largely as a result of difficult weather conditions.

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In your field: Ian Garnett - 'We will be building a new shed this autumn to help us expand our herd'

How the fodder stores have changed in three weeks. Throughout the first half of the year there have been significant concerns about tonnages of crops grown from grass all the way through to arable crops,...

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