Powys farm's Herefords are breeding a name for quality on mainland Europe.(News)

From: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) | Date: September 11, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: By Steve Dube Western Mail

The Dendor herd of Poll Hereford cattle bred by Denis and Doris Jones on their Mid Wales farm is gaining a reputation on the Continent. Last March, two bulls were among a consignment of nine exported to France to bolster the genetics of the breed there. It was the first consignment of Hereford cattle to France for 17 years - one of the first since the export ban was lifted earlier this year - and it followed a visit by French breeders t...

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