DAIRY MATTERS: 'The massive range in efficiency across systems is wider than ever'

Kathryn Rowland has been at Kingshay for 20 years and originally hails from a dairy farming family. Heading up Kingshay’s farm services team, she has overseen the recent publication of the 11th edition of the annual Dairy Costings Focus Report.

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DAIRY MATTERS: 'The massive range in efficiency across systems is wider than ever'

Kathryn Rowland has been at Kingshay for 20 years and originally hails from a dairy farming family. Heading up Kingshays farm services team, she has overseen the recent publication of the 11th edition...

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