Farming matters: Michael Oakes - 'We will never be able to buck the market with a dairy contract'

At the start of this year, I said 2020 could be the year of opportunity for dairy. Little did I know at the NFU Conference in February that we would all be facing a global pandemic and the many challenges which have arisen as a result of Covid-19.

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Farming matters: Michael Oakes - 'We will never be able to buck the market with a dairy contract'

At the start of this year, I said 2020 could be the year of opportunity for dairy. Little did I know at the NFU Conference in February that we would all be facing a global pandemic and the many challenges...

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