Grass-fed stock key to success of family farm

The Brown family from Aberdeenshire has built up a strong reputation for producing good quality grass-fed shearling rams and the best of replacement females for the commercial market each year. Katrina Macarthur paid them a visit.

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Grass-fed stock key to success of family farm

The Brown family from Aberdeenshire has built up a strong reputation for producing good quality grass-fed shearling rams and the best of replacement females for the commercial market each year. As...

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