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creating a business plan with the advice of specialists,” explains Andrew.
“Initially two business plans were created, the first option being the rotary and the second an extensive grazing system. With John’s love of type the extensive option of two herds, one spring and one autumn calving and a 24:48 parlour with lower inputs wasn’t going to suit.” John adds: “I love my cows and the thought of getting up to milk cows at 20 litres peak production didn’t excite me. My heart wasn’t going to be in that system, so we focussed on the rotary option. “The next step was to apply
ABOVE Andrew and John have overseen the whole project and are delighted with the result.
RIGHT The shed for the
40 point rotary was finished in March 2014.
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Initially two business plans were created, the first option being the rotary and the second an extensive grazing system
for planning, this was an expensive exercise. We were applying for three agricultural buildings: two new cow sheds and a shed for the parlour and collecting area. Expanding and building in an NVZ added extra planning and every drain has been tapped in to and diverted – we’ve done everything we can. We got the planning easily, however, if we were doing this again I would consider better PR with our neighbours.
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“The small lane past the farm is also access to a small hamlet and since starting the project we have had complaints about the number of lorries
Andrew Hill
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