Increased costs of water abstraction licences not 'too vast' for dairy farmers

Increased costs of water abstraction licences should not be ’too vast’ for dairy farmers based on the current details, Robert Craig, Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) vice-chair, has said.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Increased costs of water abstraction licences not 'too vast' for dairy farmers

Increased costs of water abstraction licences should not be 'too vast' for dairy farmers based on the current details, Robert Craig, Cumbrian dairy farmer and Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers...

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