Is cow calf contact part of dairy's ethical future?

Cow-calf separation is of growing concern to the public and 2021 Nuffield scholar, Anna Bowen, undertook a study to look at the opportunities for dairy farms to transition to cow-calf contact systems

Katie Jones
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Is cow calf contact part of dairy's ethical future?

Speaking at the Nuffield Farming Conference at Sandy Park, Exeter, Anna Bowen, a farm business consultant and contract dairy farmer, said dairy farming's social license was being challenged by the issues...

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