With costs still outstripping returns he said a difference of even two pence per litre could allow the farm to survive until the spring, when the herd returns to pasture, lowering overheads.
There are small and effective groups like this all over the country -- like one in Minnesota that collects top-brand hockey equipment for military children, or the barbecue lovers in Ohio that travel the state providing meals for military family picnics, deployment and welcome-home ceremonies, or the accountants across the country that dedicate their talents every spring to help with tax returns.