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Self-shedding, hairy options explored: Decline of wool market prompts family to look into alternatives

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by Catherine Fry 

Highland Station, 15km south of Rotorua, is the epitome of a New Zealand hill-country farm. 

Shaped by seismic activity and with well-managed volcanic soils, the 1240ha property has been developed and farmed by the Ford family since 1931. 

Over the years it has been used for dairy and beef cows, deer, grazing heifers, steers, bulls and sheep. ...


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