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In your field: Ian Garnett - 'The weather was so hot, we even made some hay'

Ian farms in partnership with his family near Knutsford, Cheshire. They manage 700 commercial pedigree Holstein/Friesians on 445 hectares (1,100 acres). Replacements are homereared and cows are on a composite system. Ian is a representative for Sainsbury鈥檚 Dairy Development Group and sits on the AHDB Genetics Advisory Forum

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In your field: Ian Garnett - 'The weather was so hot, we even made some hay'

The last few days of June has seen second cut silage clamped. The yields seem moderate but, as you might imagine, quality looks reasonable. Arable The weather was so hot that we even made some hay,...

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