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Improvements and innovations are and have always been on the go at Morwick Farm, near Morpeth, now run by Michael Howie. His grand-father, Allan and father, David, moved to Morwick from nearby Eshott Brocks in 1945 and Michael and his twin brother, Neil, were born in 1956. After leaving school they farmed together at Morwick until Neil was offered a farm 29 miles away, and the family’s Border Leicesters and the Vendeens moved with him. This allowed him to fully focus on the dairy enterprise and today the farming operation has doubled in size to 1000 acres – 600 arable and 400 grass – now running 240 milking cows, mainly Ayrshires, red and white Holsteins and a few Jerseys. ....