Poll: Hogan not popular among dairy farmers

A majority of Dutch milk producers are of the opinion that Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan does not acknowledge the problems that many farmers are facing and therefore want him to leave.

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Commissioner Phil Hogan in Bavaria - spontaneous protests of milk producers

Please find here a press release (DE) of our member organisation Bundesverband Deutscher Milchviehhalter (BDM) on the rally of German milk producers in Herrsching (Bavaria) on the occasion of Commissioner Phil Hogan’s visit.

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Press release: Milk prices only cover 66 per cent of costs

New results for July show German dairy farms' slip in profitability

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Open Letter to Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission:

Remove Commissioner Hogan from his office!

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Press release: Is the EU getting rid of its dairy farmers?

EMB demands structural measures for the dairy market

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Press release: Your policy ruins dairy farmers!

Big Day of Action against the EU Milk Market Policy in the EMB member countries

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Update: Dairy farmers’ protests throughout Europe on 12th November 2015

Day of action with strong protests against ignorant EU milk policy - Dairy farmers call for Market Responsibility Programme

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Newsletter November online

As this dry spell continues for us producers, the situation on individual farms is becoming increasingly dramatic. From every country, there are daily reports of farms being forced out of business. For a while now, this has not been the case only on small farms, but the so-called "growth farms", which invested heavily in the…

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EMB update on this week's rallies

Belgium: Citizens can invest in a fair agricultural cooperative

A first in Belgium: Cooperative Faircoop is now open to citizens, who can become cooperative members by buying shares. In a press conference held yesterday (October 22) in Brussels, Fairebel presented the conditions for this so-called COWfunding. Any citizen can…

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Press release: European dairy farmers from more than ten countries call for voluntary production cuts

(Montichiari, 14.10.2015) They simply won’t rest in Europe. For months now dairy farmers have been taking to the streets in many EU member states demonstrating strongly with the same aim. Across Europe they are demanding an end to the EU policy that is currently responsible for doing away with milk production in entire regions.…

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