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Grassland and genetics at heart of a Welsh family farm

Three brothers farm together across three sites in the Brecon Beacons, using quality genetics to make the most of their land

Ellie Layton
Livestock Specialist
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Grassland and genetics at heart of a Welsh family farm

For more than 300 years, the Havard family has called the uplands around Sennybridge home. They have shaped a livestock enterprise while evolving around ever-changing environmental pressures, markets and...

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