(Brussels, 01.06.2018) Even in 2018, an appeal on World Milk Day for fairness in the dairy sector is not excessive but is, in fact, the need of the day! After all, fair prices are especially important for us milk producers in the EU as well as for our colleagues on other continents.
Fairness for colleagues from African…
The Federal Government must turn away from this cheap export-import strategy. The AbL calls for a quality offensive.
A new Executive Committee has been at the helm of the European Milk Board since mid-April 2018. In a very moving Members' Assembly, Romuald Schaber, founder and President of the European Milk Board, was bid farewell after serving for twelve years. John Comer as well stepped down after six years of committed work.
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Is the EU progressive enough to properly engineer stabilisation of farmers’ income?
EMB on the right track for the future
The annual Members' Assembly of the European Milk Board was held on 16-17 April 2018 in Brussels. The agenda included workshops and discussions on strategic issues as well as the usual procedural points. As part of the latter, a new Executive Committee was elected.
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International Pooling Commission of Milk Producers calls for political intervention to create a functioning dairy market in 3-point position paper
(Brussels, 18.04.2018) From yesterday’s general assembly of the European Milk Board (EMB), Erwin Schöpges emerged as the new President of the European umbrella organisation. The 53-year-old dairy farmer from Belgium has actively championed a fair milk policy ever since the EMB was founded.
In addition, the EMB Executive…
German dairy farmers had to cope with a cost shortfall of 12 percent in January 2018
For us French producers, the year started with a bang, with our dear President Macron's conclusions regarding the meetings on the "general state of agriculture and food". The prices of agricultural products should henceforth be fixed on the basis of production costs.
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