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Drought forces farmers to make 'tough decisions'

A fifth generation organic dairy farmer has been forced to sell 60 of his cows to ‘reduce forage demand'

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
clock • 4 min read
Drought forces farmers to make 'tough decisions'

Farmers are being forced to make ‘tough decisions' in response to the prolonged drought in order to ‘survive'. Drought It comes as the Government announces earlier this week that nearly three quarters...

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