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Dairy Farmer celebrates its 95th anniversary

Dairy Farmer is celebrating its 95th anniversary this year, so we take a look at how the industry has changed and ask some of our regular writers to give their views on dairy farming

Katie Jones
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Dairy Farmer celebrates its 95th anniversary

When Dairy Farmer first launched in 1929, the UK was struggling with low economic growth and recession. Around this time, total cattle numbers on UK farms were around the eight million mark. From this...

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