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NFU dairy board chair: 'Average' dairy farm hides huge disparities in milk price

With a widening gap between the ’haves’ and ’have nots’ in the dairy sector, NFU dairy board chair Michael Oakes discusses how the ’average’ dairy farmer is fairing

Alex Black
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NFU dairy board chair: 'Average' dairy farm hides huge disparities in milk price

With a widening gap between the 'haves' and 'have nots' in the dairy sector, NFU dairy board chair Michael Oakes discusses how the 'average' dairy farmer is fairing As the NFU's dairy board chairman,...

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