Cost of production not milk price defines dairy profitability

Reduced costs was the main difference between top and bottom performing dairy businesses according to Old Mill and the Farm Consultancy Group

Alex Black
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Cost of production not milk price defines dairy profitability

Reduced costs was the main difference between top and bottom performing dairy businesses according to Old Mill and the Farm Consultancy Group Costs were the key determiner of whether a dairy business...

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