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Accurate application reduces nitrogen reliance

The 2025 splash plate ban has worried some and inspired others and Callum Fernihough has chosen to get ahead and make best use of slurry by using a trailing shoe applicator

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Callum Fernihough has chose to use a trailing show applicator for slurry.
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Callum Fernihough has chose to use a trailing show applicator for slurry.

Farming 85 hectares (210 acres) at Lawton Hall 51AVÊÓÆµnear Stoke on Trent, the Fernihough family has a mixed herd of 140 milkers that are housed all year round along with 120 followers. The farm has an...

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