Dairy-Tech: Prepare for pinch points

Some painful decisions are likely to come up for dairy farmers this spring as the consequences of previous profitable years and falling milk prices clash

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Dairy-Tech: Prepare for pinch points

The best way to deal with any problems is to talk to advisors and bankers early, suggested speakers on a Dairy Tech panel. Rodney Wallace from HSBC Scotland said that while there was some ‘fat in the...

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