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OPINION: Half the price, twice the warning. A lesson learned from New Zealand is that we must value marts

Livestock specialist Ellie Layton shares her thoughts on why farmers should value livestock marts in a post-subsidy world.

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OPINION: Half the price, twice the warning. A lesson learned from New Zealand is that we must value marts

Recent times have seen the UK farming industry knee deep in challenges, leaving many farmers feeling stuck in a storm of proverbial cattle manure. Chief executive of the National Sheep Association,...

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