General Article We don't need mega-dairies

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These findings mean huge zero-graze dairies, where cows are pushed to their limit to produce ever higher amounts of milk, aren’t necessary for dairy farmers to make money. That damages the credibility of the ‘bigger is better’ argument for zero-graze mega-dairies with high yielding cows.

Profiting from efficient milk production

The report, Profiting from efficient milk production, was produced by Dairy Co. It outlines the key findings of its milkbench and programme, which allows farmers to ...

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