Milk price draft deal agreed
Dairy farmers have agreed in principle to a voluntary code of practice with milk processors, after a series of protests at the cuts to the price they are paid for their milk.
Government plans dairy crisis talks
The Government is to have talks with dairy farmers following two nights of protests over the prices paid to milk suppliers.
Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman and Farming Minister Jim Paice are to meet farmers, milk processors and supermarkets next week, a spokesman for Defra confirmed.
The ministers will hold talks at the Royal Welsh Show, in Powys, on Monday to try to resolve the crisis in the dairy industry.
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Deal to stop milk processors creaming off profits
Dairy farmers have agreed the outline of a deal with processing firms to end a bitter dispute over milk prices.
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Farmers continue milk blockades
Dairy farmers blockaded milk processing plants for a second night as they continued to show their anger at milk prices.