Factory farms
Members of activist group 38 Degrees are calling for donations to raise £5000 to pay for full-page newspapers advertisements against "factory farms".
Get thinking about slurry management
'In just over a year's time dairy farmers will have to demonstrate that they can store slurry for five months in order to comply with NVZ regulations.'
Clearly, environment issues continue to be all important.
http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/10/05/123851/Get-thinking-about-slurry-management.htm
Rivers at risk
Rivers that support native wildlife in the UK are being threatened by runoff pollution, over-abstraction and invasive species – but little is being done to address this.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/oct/04/rivers-at-risk-water-pollution
Report lays bare farmgate-retail gap on milk price
SUPERMARKETS’ margins on milk and dairy products have increased while milk producers’ margins have fallen as they continue to receive a milk price well below the true cost of production.
http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/business/business-news/report-lays-bare-farmgate-retail-gap-on-milk-price/34766.article
Retailers under fire for 'milk profiteering'
Retailers have come under fire this week after a DairyCo report revealed they continued to increase margins from dairy products, while farmers absorbed volatile commodity prices.
http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2010/10/06/123853/Retailers-under-fire-for-39milk-profiteering39.htm
The blame game in full motion.
Perhaps this is the cause of the downfall of many small, family-run dairy farms... and surely by moving over to large intensive dairying, pandering to the demands of supermarkets and processors for cheap milk, it is only going to exascerbate the problem?
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