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Support needed to save suckler herd

New report warns of tighter margins and increasing challenges owing to decline in Welsh livestock numbers

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Suckler cows are 'iconic' part of Welsh livestock sector and landscape says NFU Cymru
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Suckler cows are 'iconic' part of Welsh livestock sector and landscape says NFU Cymru

A new report designed to help protect the future of Wales' suckler herd has been unveiled by NFU Cymru. Often reared in the country's Less Favoured Areas, where the range of crops that can be grown...

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