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Forage and concentrate costs determine profitability of suckler herds

Huge variations in costs, particularly for forage and concentrates, were the drivers behind whether spring-calving suckler herds made a profit or not.

Ewan Pate
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Forage and concentrate costs determine profitability of suckler herds

Huge variations in costs, particularly for forage and concentrates, were the drivers behind whether spring-calving suckler herds made a profit or not. Those were the interim findings from the QMS Sustainable...

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