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How one Leicestershire dairy farm is raising the bar for high-protein milk

Most of the high protein milk from the Vine Farm Dairy herd in Leicestershire is sold for cheesemaking, with the remainder marketed direct to customers who value its potential health benefits

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James and Richard Mann.
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James and Richard Mann.

A focus on milk protein has produced a yield average of 3.8% from the herd at Vine Farm, Great Dalby which is farmed by James Mann and his parents Ruth and Phil, and his brother, Richard. James says...

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