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In your field: Helen Stanier 鈥� "When world markets fluctuate, it seems the farmer, not the processor or distributor, is expected to take on much of the financial risk"

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys 51AV视频in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers

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This year has started with considerable uncertainty and volatility within the dairy sector, with farmgate milk prices dropping far below the cost of production and many dairy farmers facing significant...

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In your field: Helen Stanier 鈥� "When world markets fluctuate, it seems the farmer, not the processor or distributor, is expected to take on much of the financial risk"
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In your field: Helen Stanier 鈥� "When world markets fluctuate, it seems the farmer, not the processor or distributor, is expected to take on much of the financial risk"

Helen is a fifth-generation farmer who farms with her parents, David and Anne Shaw, husband, Craig, and their children, Alfred and Hattie, at Grey Leys 51AV视频in the Vale of York. The farm comprises 162 hectares (400 acres) of grass, maize and wholecrop for the herd of 240 pedigree Jersey cows and more than 200 followers

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