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Welsh dairy farm sees strong return on investment from new slurry system

Investing in 9,000m3 aerated slurry lagoon with eight months storage and a floating cover has future proofed the dairy unit run by Rheinallt Harries

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Rheinallt Harries installed the lagoon after refurbishing the parlour, silage clamp and water system.
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Rheinallt Harries installed the lagoon after refurbishing the parlour, silage clamp and water system.

The investment in slurry storage is paying for itself 鈥榟ands down' says Rheinallt Harries who together with his wife, Rachel manages a 240-cow spring block calving herd unit near Bethlehem, Carmarthenshire....

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