Beef special: Attention to detail pays off for Cambridgeshire Stabiliser herd

Dan Burling was a project scientist and agricultural lecturer before he returned to the family's beef and arable farm 15 years ago

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The herd comprises of 350 Stabiliser cows
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The herd comprises of 350 Stabiliser cows

Once he was back working on the farm, Dan Burling took a fresh look at the 60 continental cross cows and subsequently switched to the Stabiliser composite. He believes this has helped to fully utilise...

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