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Strautmann forage wagon makes specialist business roll

How does a contractor thrive in a competitive area? Jane Carley reports on a Cornish business that offers a forage wagon service as an alternative to a forager.

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Forage wagon work is much in demand for contractor Ben Spear, based in the competitive Cornish livestock area.
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Forage wagon work is much in demand for contractor Ben Spear, based in the competitive Cornish livestock area.

Niche services make up a profitable contracting business for BLJ Spear, based between Newquay and Truro in Cornwall. Operations run alongside the 80-hectare family farm which grows cereals plus grass for...

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