Farm vets adopt agritech for earlier disease detection on dairy farms

As milk prices decline, along with recurring and emerging diseases and pressures to meet sustainability goals, Nantwich Farm Vets are working with ag-tech innovators to identify diseases earlier

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Jodie Nutsford, of Nantwich Far Vets, getting to grips with RoboScientific kit.
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Jodie Nutsford, of Nantwich Far Vets, getting to grips with RoboScientific kit.

This year will be a challenging time for the dairy industry, and Phil Cullinan, business development manager at Nantwich Farm Vets, says as well as milk price cuts farmers are also facing additional pressures...

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