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UK DAIRY DAY PREVIEW: Welsh herd all set for UK Dairy Day

Showing dairy cattle is a passion for the Rickard family, who have built up a successful dairy herd from scratch, and future proofed their family farm along the way

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UK DAIRY DAY PREVIEW: Welsh herd all set for UK Dairy Day

Castle Farm on the outskirts of Newport was originally a dairy unit, but when the original milking herd was dispersed in the 1970s, the focused turned to beef and sheep. However, after taking an interest...

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