Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "I would expect food inflation to hit the headlines again this autumn"

Well it's wet. I can only hope by the time you read this it's dry, or we're all in trouble

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Dairy Talk - Claire Eastham: "I would expect food inflation to hit the headlines again this autumn"

After the wettest 18 months since records began in 1836, the cows have yet to go out. We are feeding 7kg of cake in the hope that we might keep the lactation curve trajectory we want. Thankfully, milk...

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