Climate and global trade dominate livestock issues at NFU council

It is estimated the dairy industry will need to spend £3.9 billion over the next 10 years to improve its climate resilience, which he said worked out at around £500,000 for each farm – or an additional 2.4 pence per litre

Rachael Brown
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Climate and global trade dominate livestock issues at NFU council

The question of how many dairy farm businesses will be able to maintain their margins, while trying to meet future regulatory climate requirements, was the key topic dominating the dairy board update....

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