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Farmers turn to crowdfunding as record summer hits feed supplies

Call to support livestock insdustry as farmers cling to hope of an autumn flush

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Farmers have taken to crowd funding in order to secure feed for cattle
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Farmers have taken to crowd funding in order to secure feed for cattle

Farmers are turning to crowdfunding platforms to raise cash for forage as feed stocks struggle following what the Met Office has termed ‘almost certainly' the warmest summer on record. Hayloft Farm,...

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