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From farm worker to equity partner: One dairy farmer's route up the farming ladder

Neil Simcock vowed to walk away from the dairy industry if he had not progressed from employee to gaining a foothold in business by mid-career.

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Laura Smith and Neil Simcock with son Reggie.
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Laura Smith and Neil Simcock with son Reggie.

Having worked with a couple of Holstein herds in the past, Neil Simcock was 27 years old when he took a job in 2008 as a general farm worker for Dale Farming, a family business which currently has herds...

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