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Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: "Tough times don't last forever, tough people do"

How can it be December already? With it being the season to be jolly, I won't dwell on the negatives. That said, I can't ignore the milk price

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Becky Fenton.

We've had two significant reductions so far, totalling 8.25ppl. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried. Between the bank loan, rent, corn, fertiliser, straw, etc, and Christmas approaching, it's going...

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