Dairy-Tech: Making time to talk

A lunchtime meeting that lasts just 1% of the working week is essential in making sure the other 99% runs smoothly at Major Farming, near Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire

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Rupert Major

The meeting is held every Thursday at 12.30pm, and cannot over-run because 1pm is lunchtime. The idea was instigated by owner Rupert Major and his farm manager Will Sanders after they consulted recruitment...

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