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New rotary parlour brings efficiency gains for growing Cheshire dairy farm

A long-term expansion programme included the installation of a new larger rotary parlour for the Allwood family earlier this year

Katie Jones
Editor, ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian and Dairy Farmer
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New rotary parlour brings efficiency gains for growing Cheshire dairy farm

It is too early to determine whether the Allwood family's new GEA DairyRotor T8900 72-point rotary parlour has boosted average milk yields, but it has already brought efficiency benefits for the team managing...

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