Good Evans: 'Something tells me ruminants will be eating very different diets in a few years' time'

This month, Roger Evans ponders the decline in veganism, discusses the ploughing of steep land and reminisces about headage payments and scams.

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Good Evans: 'Something tells me ruminants will be eating very different diets in a few years' time'

This month, Roger Evans ponders the decline in veganism, discusses the ploughing of steep land and reminisces about headage payments and scams. I have no figures to back this up, but I have a clear...

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