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The Farmers Guardian podcast: Bale grazing can offer livestock farmers a host of benefits but requires careful planning

In this week's podcast Katie Jones talks to two livestock farmers about bale grazing; how it works for them, the challenges, and the advantages

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The Farmers Guardian podcast: Bale grazing can offer livestock farmers a host of benefits but requires careful planning

Bale grazing has significant cost and labour saving advantages, but as farmers Claire Beaumont who farms in Cumbria, and Stuart Mitchell who farms in Hawick, point out it also requires careful planning.

In this podcast Claire and Stuart describe how outwintering works on their farms, and they also discuss the labour and cost savings, animal and soil health implications, and the practicalities of setting it up.

READ NOW: The farmers making bale grazing work for them

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