Dairy Talk - Ben Yates: "The challenge will be trying to save costs without having a negative effect on the cows or production"

Ben Yates manages Mells Park Estate, Somerset, where he oversees a 400-cow unit and manages the 405-ha (1,000 acre) estate. Along with his wife and two sons, Ben has his own small herd of pedigree Holsteins under the Wowcow prefix. He joined the Holstein UK Board of Trustees in 2021

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Ben Yates.
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Ben Yates.

As we write this article, the New Year has started, and the first couple of quarters could prove to be some of the most interesting and challenging the industry has seen with the recent announcements of...

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