Not in my Cuppa

Not in my Cuppa meets with Defra

'Not in my Cuppa campaigners met with Jim Paice MP, Minster of State for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)'... on Tuesday 7 December.

http://www.wspa.org.uk/latestnews/2010/Not_in_my_Cuppa_meets_Defra.aspx

NKDC Q & A Events

Interesting update from Nick Feltham.

http://www.macla.co.uk/newsmag/2010/12/nocton-dairies-parish-council.html

Shoppers drive farmers down super-dairy route

'WHAT we all seem to miss in the Nocton super-dairy debate (November 30) is that it is we, the consumers, who are driving our farming industry into the ground.'

http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/letters/Shoppers-drive-farmers-super-dairy-route/article-2986924-detail/article.html

EU proposes new measures for dairy stability

'The European Commission has today adopted a proposal on "contractual relations in the milk sector". The proposal aims to boost the position of the dairy producer in the dairy supply chain and prepare the sector for a more market oriented and sustainable future.'

http://www.farminguk.com/news/EU-proposes-new-measures-for-dairy-stability_19374.html

Milk Monday: What are we consuming?

'I frequently highlight the impending danger that dairy production in the UK is about to take a big step in the wrong direction if plans for the Nocton super dairy go through. You can read more about this threat in other Milk Monday posts.'

http://seymourjacklin.co.uk/2010/12/06/milk-monday-what-are-we-consuming/

FSA U-turn puts clones back on the menu

'BRITISH farmers could soon be permitted to sell meat and milk products from the offspring of cloned animals to consumers after a controversial U-turn by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) this week.'

http://www.farmersguardian.com/home/livestock/fsa-u-turn-puts-clones-back-on-the-menu/36132.article