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Dairy Farmer: From the Editor: "It does breathe an air of positivity into the sector"

Last year was dominated once again by high costs of production, flooding events and business uncertainty, as farmers grappled with changes to support payments

Katie Jones
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Dairy Farmer: From the Editor: "It does breathe an air of positivity into the sector"

Many of these concerns will carry over into 2024, and there is much to speculate on in terms of milk prices, the continuing impact of weather extremes and the direction of travel in the world of politics....

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