Open letter by European farmers to the European Union
Food security in the EU can no longer be guaranteed
Food security in the EU can no longer be guaranteed
The symbolic Faironika cow has accompanied EMB farmers in their fight for fair milk prices over the last 15 years
Dear media representatives,
You have certainly met her at one or more campaigns of European dairy farmers and always had the opportunity to take strong pictures with her: we are talking about Faironika, the symbolic cow for fair milk prices.
To mark the 15th birthday of this important mascot, the Luxembourg Dairy Board (LDB)…
(Brussels, 24 June 2022) With over 20 member organisations from numerous European countries, the European Milk Board (EMB) represents dairy farmers before policy-makers, processors and retailers. With their Fair Milk projects, EMB members, in turn, make a constructive contribution to the market and ensure fair prices for…
Ever since it was founded under the umbrella of the European Milk Board, the Fair Milk brand, and its various national chapters, has championed a fair milk price for producers. Fair Milk has reduced farmers' anonymity, giving individual producers a face and creating a direct link to consumers who can support dairy farmers…
As citizens and producers, what do we want for the EU and how can we make it a reality?
Exploding costs endanger food production: EMB calls for immediate action!
MEG Milch Board and European Milk Board publish guidelines for dairy sector contracts in Germany
(Brussels, 19 April) According to the quarterly figures published by the Farm Economics and Rural Studies Office (BAL) – current figures of January 2022 –, production costs amount to 45.88 c/kg, whereas the farm-gate milk price was only 41.64 c/kg in the same period. Producers in Germany thus lack 4.24 c/kg to cover their costs.…