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Cost benefit of outwintering on kale

Kale is being successfully utilised as an out-wintering crop for in-calf dairy heifers at Harper Adams University. While cost savings are important in this scenario, it should not come at the expense of animal health as Katie Jones discovered.

Katie Jones
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Cost benefit of outwintering on kale

Kale is being successfully utilised as an out-wintering crop for in-calf dairy heifers at Harper Adams University. While cost savings are important in this scenario, it should not come at the expense of...

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