Cows rescued from muck heap with help of JCB in Somerset

Hann Farming said both cattle were unharmed in the incident and managed to walk away without any injuries

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Hann Farming getting one of the heifers strapped before undertaking the rescue mission (Hann Farming)
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Hann Farming getting one of the heifers strapped before undertaking the rescue mission (Hann Farming)

A farmer in Somerset had to use farm machinery in order to rescue cattle which had got stuck in a muck heap. Hann Farming, based in Frome, said two heifers had decided to climb on the heap and soon...

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