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Dairy Farmers Turning To Genetics To Improve Profit Margins

Jun 20, 2016
Jun 20, 2016

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DENVER, Colo.—Tough conditions in the dairy industry are prompting U.S. dairy farmers to rely increasingly on genetics to improve their profit margins, according to a new research report from CoBank.

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