Lockerbie dairy farmer, David Hyslop and sons, David and Martin, hosted a cross party group of MSPs to highlight the significant strides that the dairy sector is making in producing high quality, high welfare food whilst reducing its emissions.
Visiting the farm were Conservatives Finlay Carson MSP and Oliver Mundell MSP, plus Emma Harper MSP, from the SNP and Colin Smyth MSP, from Labour.
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The politicians heard from NFU Scotland’s regional chair, Colin Ferguson, who milks cows at Kirkinner and the region’s milk committee representative, Rory Christie, a dairy farmer at Dourie Farming Partnership, Port William.
The MSPs also recieved a tour of the 780-acre dairy farm which milks 460 Holstein Friesian cows for an Arla contract.
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