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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Joanna Partridge in Port William

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Filipino workers gather at Dourie Farm in Port William, Dumfries and Galloway
Filipino workers gather at Dourie Farm in Port William, Dumfries and Galloway. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

A group of dairy cows are grazing on a grassy slope overlooking the Irish sea, a picture-postcard scene that wouldn’t be out of place on a VisitScotland advert.

These are just some of the 1,200 Holstein-Jersey cross cows kept at Dourie Farm, perched on the hill above Port William in Dumfries and Galloway in the south-west of Scotland. The area is known for its mild, moist climate, thanks to the warm air brought across the Atlantic by the Gulf Stream.

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