Margin squeezed but profits possible

Despite the rapid downward movements in milk price, and upward movements in onfarm costs, the rules of a successful dairy farming system remain the same, Mark Aitken writes.

Maize silage catalogue, farmer Richard McCullough, Kentucky Rd, Karapiro with Grant Douglas, Friday 27 February 2021. Photo: Stephen Barker/ Barker Photography. Copyright: ©Genetic Technologies Ltd/Pioneer

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