Otago couple enter on-farm dairy heifer competition to boost confidence
6 Apr, 2021 04:00 AM
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Gregor and Lynne Ramsay, with son George (1). Photo / Christine O Connor
Otago Daily Times
By: Mary-Jo Tohill
It has been a year of baby and calf-raising for a Taieri Plains couple who are entering the upcoming combined South Otago, Tokomairiro & Otago-Taieri A&P societies on-farm dairy heifer competition.
First-time entrants Lynne and Gregor Ramsay s stock skills will be put to the test in the competition, with the winners announced on April 9.
Lynne (31) is from Glasgow and from a dairying background. Gregor (35) from Biggar, South Lanarkshire, also grew up rurally.
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