Dairy Talk: Dan Burdett - 'The challenge for us is to maintain a productive and, most importantly, profitable farm'

After many years of complaining about dry springs here in Sussex, I finally got my comeuppance this year, with March and April both delivering more than 100mm of rain.

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Dairy Talk: Dan Burdett - 'The challenge for us is to maintain a productive and, most importantly, profitable farm'

To say that this has made decision-making challenging would be to put it mildly, with cows in and out like a yo-yo, spring drilling being drawn out over three weeks and grassland turning to mud daily....

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