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Usk Holstein herd achieves expansion goal

A plan to increase the milking herd size from 270 to 330 head through replacement breeding is well underway at the Morgan family's Graig Olway Farm

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Russell Morgan (left) – pictured with  daughter Eleanor and herdsman Christian Dewfield
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Russell Morgan (left) – pictured with daughter Eleanor and herdsman Christian Dewfield

Increased confidence in the future due to securing an aligned milk supply contract with Muller, as well as the desire to spread costs, are two main reasons behind the herd expansion plan at Graig Olway...

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