Dairy Farmer's 95th anniversary: Roger Evans

Roger Evans, award winning writer and Dairy Farmer columnist, discusses how he came to start writing in Dairy Farmer

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When I started out farming, the plan was to buy 30 cows. I can't remember anyone running any budgets and 30 cows was enough. A farming periodical had just run an article where someone could make a living...

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