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Three generations, one breed: How Montbeliardes drive organic dairy success on the Scottish coast

Three generations of the Ramsay family are involved in one dairy farm on the Scottish coast where the Montbeliarde breed has long been at its core

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Alan Ramsay and his family say Montbeliarde cows are a good fit for their farm near the coast in Dumfries and Galloway.
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Alan Ramsay and his family say Montbeliarde cows are a good fit for their farm near the coast in Dumfries and Galloway.

Three Alan Ramsays are involved in the business partnership at Gillespie Farm, near Newton Stewart, where the family's herd of Montbeliarde dairy cattle is managed under an organic system. "My father...

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