SHEEP: Trying a new breed for outdoor lambing

In summer 2023 Mark Dewes, Warwickshire, decided to try a new breed of sheep, the New Zealand Romney, alongside his established flock of Mules and Suffolk/Charolais crosses

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SHEEP: Trying a new breed for outdoor lambing

Mark Dewes farms 113 hectares (280 acres) in Warwickshire, which is a mix of owned family farm and tenanted land, alongside 61ha (150 acres) of contract farming. He says: "The farm is on heavy clay...

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