Dairy Talk: Becky Fenton - We saw our friend turn out their cows in early February and I definitely got system envy

I started my year attending the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC). It was the first time I have ever attended an agricultural conference.

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Dairy Talk: Becky Fenton - We saw our friend turn out their cows in early February and I definitely got system envy

I started my year attending the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC). It was the first time I have ever attended an agricultural conference. The launch of the event was at the Oxford University Museum of...

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