Dairy talk - Claire Eastham: "We need to build in resilience to differing weather patterns where we can"

Happy New Year to you all Although it probably seems like a distant memory I hope you all enjoyed some quality time with your families over the Christmas period

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Dairy talk - Claire Eastham: "We need to build in resilience to differing weather patterns where we can"

So 2023 has gone and, for many I have spoken to, it seems to have been a year to say good riddance to. We had a wet spring and three months of seemingly constant rain in the back end of the year. Here...

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