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Optimistic about future of family dairy farm

Herd numbers have more than doubled over the past decade at Kaemuir Farm, near Falkirk, increasing the emphasis on forage production for the Orr family and prompting an investment in an umbilical slurry handling system

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In 2013, the Orr family was milking 120 pedigree Holstein Friesians. Fast forward to 2024, and numbers stand at 280 head, with yields averaging 10,200kg at 4 per cent butterfat and 3.2 per cent protein....

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