On 18 and 19 June milk producers from all over Europe will be demonstrating with their tractors to make it very clear to the heads of state and government of the EU countries at their meeting in Brussels how drastic the milk market situation in Europe is. German dairy farmers will also be calling on fellow female farmers in…
of the international congress of non-governmental agricultural organizations of new EU member states
taking place from June 1 to 2 2009 in Brno.
We call for the equality of farmers in the European Union
and ensuring the competitiveness of milk producers
Generally, due to the “double-tracked” Common Agricultural…
One year after the European milk delivery strike in May/June 2008, the milk price is worse than ever. After initially positive signals from the politicians, in the end the demands made by the European Milk Board (EMB) failed to be met. The milk market crisis is coming to a head.
Hamm, 05.06.09: One year ago, the downward trend…
The events of the dairy farmers from France
Enclosed some information about the events of protest of the dairy farmers in France that took place last week :
- In Auvergne in Cantal Department, a dairy farm of the Lactalis Group is still blocked in Riom-ès-Montagnes. The situation is the subject of a lot of disputes, the dairy…
At about 22 o'clock was announced last night the result of the milk price negotiations between milk industry and milk organization of the French farmer's association. The annual average price is to be at 28 cent/litre. In the first three months of the year between 32…
(Berlin, 05/29/09) In today´s talks with six lady dairy farmers among others the chancellor Angela Merkel guaranteed, that the milk issue will become matter for the Chancellory. The ongoing protests of the BDM dairy farmers and especially of the lady dairy farmers in front of the Chancellory seem to have driven Merkel to…
Videos of demonstration in Brussels
Brussels, 25.05.09: In a cowshed and yet in the heart of Brussels. Today more than 2000 farmers along with their cows from all over Europe gathered outside the EU Council building to call on the Ministers of Agriculture that were meeting there to put an end to the…
In France dairy farmers are protesting for several days now because of their anger concerning the non handling of the dramatic situation on the milkmarket by politicians, the retail and the dairy industry. There have been gatherings like in the Bretagne in front of the chamber of commerce. And in Ile et Vilaine and Calvados…
The EMB will be there, when the agricultural ministers of the European member states are going to have a conference in Brussels the 25th May 2009. 1000 dairy farmers with a mobile cow barn and their cows will be in front of the EU-Council building and they will present to the ministers once again: It is not possible to gain fair…
