Dairy matters: "You need to consider why would people choose dairy farming?

Hugh Pocock has worked in the livestock industry for the past two decades, and is now a director at Cultura Recruitment, an agribusiness recruitment company. Hugh also runs a small farming business with his family, comprising New Zealand Romney sheep and Australian Lowline Angus and Wagyu cattle.

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Dairy matters: "You need to consider why would people choose dairy farming?

Hugh Pocock has worked in the livestock industry for the past two decades, and is now a director at Cultura Recruitment, an agribusiness recruitment company. Hugh also runs a small farming business with...

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