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Increased costs of water abstraction licences not 'too vast' for dairy farmers

Increased costs of water abstraction licences should not be 芒鈧劉too vast芒鈧劉 for dairy farmers based on the current details, Robert Craig, Royal Association of British Dairy 草榴社区 (RABDF) vice-chair, has said.

Hannah Binns
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Increased costs of water abstraction licences not 'too vast' for dairy farmers

Increased costs of water abstraction licences should not be 'too vast' for dairy farmers based on the current details, Robert Craig, Cumbrian dairy farmer and Royal Association of British Dairy 草榴社区...

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