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Dairy Code of Practice: 'Risks creating a division within the industry'
The Dairy Industry Code of Practice for Contractual Relations (VCOP) was agreed and introduced in 2012 to replace conflict and divisiveness between…
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UK Dairy Day success promises exciting 2015 event
UK Dairy Day promises to be even bigger and better next year, after enjoying success last month. The inaugural event attracted more than 6200…
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Dairy farmers set for Wednesday milk price protest
Dairy farmers are set to take part in a second milk price protest on Wednesday, in Somerset, Farmers for Action have confirmed. "As predicted the…
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Eight EU member states 'exceed milk quotas'
Eight EU member states exceeded their milk quotas for deliveries in 2013/2014 and must therefore pay penalties. Germany, the Netherlands, Poland…
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First Milk confirms November price cuts
With effect from 1st November First Milk will be cutting the price for its manufacturing pool by 0.3 pence per litre and for its liquid pool by 1…
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Retailers must support dairy farmers after price slump, NFU says
Many dairy farmers are feeling financial pain following a downturn in global dairy commodity prices and retailers have been urged to look for ways to…
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Dairy Crest announces milk price cut
Dairy Crest have announced a cut of 1.3 ppl for farmers on standard Liquid and Davidstow contracts from 1st November 2014. The company recently said…
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Cost control 'critical' to dairy farm profits as prices slump
Although dairy farmers' income jumped sharply last year, cost control will be critical if they are to weather this autumn's low milk prices, rural…
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Milk price crisis: 'Cuts getting more severe with more excuses'
'The cuts keep coming' dairy farmers were warned by Farmers for Action group, 'getting more severe each time with more and more excuses' as a number…
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Arla cuts milk price paid to farmers
Arla Foods has announced a cut of 1.67ppl for its milk price paid to UK farmers. In addition, the next quarter’s currency exchange rate takes effect…
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