How James Hutton Institute's hill farm in Aberdeenshire minimises losses in the field and clamp

With limited improved pasture, silage ground at the James Hutton Institute’s hill farm in Aberdeenshire has to ‘punch above its weight’, as Ewan Pate found out.

Ewan Pate
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How James Hutton Institute's hill farm in Aberdeenshire minimises losses in the field and clamp

With limited improved pasture, silage ground at the James Hutton Institutes hill farm in Aberdeenshire has to punch above its weight, as Ewan Pate found out. Quality silage is not a luxury for Donald...

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