Last night, up to 70 tractors blocked two entrances to the Morrisons distribution centre near Bridgwater in Somerset. Hundreds of farmers blockaded the Muller Wiseman plant in Market Drayton, Shropshire on Monday.
Farmers for Action are protesting over a drop in the price they get for milk. Some farmers now say they face…
Protests continue in the UK due to the on-going cutbacks of farmgate milk prices paid by the major dairy processors.
Arla is cutting its farm gate price by 1.67 ppl. Dairy Crest is following with a reduction of 1.3 ppl. Müller is dropping its standard farmgate milk price by 1.9 ppl to 27.1 ppl. The reductions come into force on…
New Commissioner must put responsible milk policy into practice
Even though Ciolos is stepping down as Commissioner for Agriculture at the end of the year, the new Commissioner must continue the policy of stabilising the milk market
Measures planned by EU Commission not sufficient to stabilise milk market
EMB President Romuald Schaber stresses importance of a supply management or crisis instrument in the light of the Russian ban on imports
