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In your field: Alan Carter - "Quite a few of the cows have been early this year"

Alan Carter farms in partnership with his parents, Paul and Christine, on a 162 hectare (400-acre), 400-cow dairy unit at Constantine, Cornwall, with 130 milking cows, supplying Saputo. Alan, also a Parish Councillor, and his wife Sarah, have two children, Ross and Dana.

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In your field: Alan Carter - "Quite a few of the cows have been early this year"

What a difference five weeks makes. I started last time saying we were just about to start another spell of dry weather, as I was watching the sun set. This time I am writing in front of the fire,...

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