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Goat venture thriving on Cumbrian upland farm

British Saanen and Toggenburg milking goats may not be a typical enterprise associated with the Cumbrian uplands, but that has not stopped it becoming the mainstay of a direct sales venture on one farm. Wendy Short reports.

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Goat venture thriving on Cumbrian upland farm

British Saanen and Toggenburg milking goats may not be a typical enterprise associated with the Cumbrian uplands, but that has not stopped it becoming the mainstay of a direct sales venture on one farm....

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