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Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "I can absolutely see the future in robotic milking"

As I write this at the very end of April, the race is on to see who will be the first to silage in Cheshire. The sun's shining and there's no rain forecast at all

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We're holding off for another week or two to give the grass a chance to bulk up. I'm fearful of a drought and it's still early. Overall, the crops are looking well, and the late sown seeds have nearly...

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