'It is clear we risk a crisis of confidence across agriculture, not just in dairy'

Michael Oakes is the NFU dairy board chair, a position he has held since 2016. He is a tenant dairy farmer based just outside Birmingham, milking a herd of 180 pedigree Holstein cows with milk sold to Arla.

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'It is clear we risk a crisis of confidence across agriculture, not just in dairy'

Michael Oakes is the NFU dairy board chair, a position he has held since 2016. He is a tenant dairy farmer based just outside Birmingham, milking a herd of 180 pedigree Holstein cows with milk sold to...

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