Northern Irish dairy farm experiments with clover mixes

A simple, low-input system for an 80-cow herd produces a 73% milk-from-forage figure for Philip and David Clarke of Co Tyrone

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Philip and David Clarke

Father and son team, Philip and David Clarke, run a spring calving herd of New Zealand and Irish Friesians and cross-bred cows near Augher in the Clogher Valley to produce an average 5,700kg yield, with...

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