Opinion: Dairy farmers are not out of the woods yet

Can dairy farmers afford to feed through the next few weeks and months on the current milk price?

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
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Opinion: Dairy farmers are not out of the woods yet

It might seem a similar picture for dairy farmers this year as it was last year, with the prolonged drought and a growing, sizeable dent in the silage clamp. But the milk price is certainly not the same....

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