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Succession planning and diversification at the heart of British Farming Award's 2023 'Family Farming Business of the Year' winner

The Brown family's tenant farm in Derbyshire has its own ice cream parlour, cafe, and play park, with its latest attraction the ‘Cow Palace' proving a hit among visitors, with hourly milking demonstrations using a robot

Rachael Brown
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Succession planning and diversification at the heart of British Farming Award's 2023 'Family Farming Business of the Year' winner

The Brown family have been milking their herd of Holstein Friesian cows at Brunswood Farm, Derby, since 1953. But in 2007 they embarked on a new venture, in search of a way to preserve the tenanted farm...

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