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.
New results for July show German dairy farms' slip in profitability
Remove Commissioner Hogan from his office!
EMB demands structural measures for the dairy market
Big Day of Action against the EU Milk Market Policy in the EMB member countries
Day of action with strong protests against ignorant EU milk policy - Dairy farmers call for Market Responsibility Programme
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…
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…
(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.…
Dear Media Representatives,
How can the current milk crisis be stopped? How can milk production in Europe be maintained, given the drastic situation in the milk market? What are the best strategies for finally achieving cost-covering prices for the dairy farmers?
These questions will be discussed by the members of the European…
