Farmers' Milk Protest
Hundreds of farmers protesting this evening in Somerset over milk prices
Reaction from a young farmer
Dairy farmers in the region have staged another protest at the Robert Wiseman dairy in Bridgwater.
Farmer James Hold from Blackford in Somerset says young farmers are leaving the industry because they do not see a future.
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Milk price code agreed after farmers' second blockade
The government has agreed a voluntary code of practice between dairy farmers and milk processors.
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Farmers' milk premium increased following blockade
One of Britain’s leading retailers says it is increasing the premium it pays farmers for their milk.
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Farmers struggling to make profit from milk
Some farmers are being paid less for a litre of milk than what it costs to produce it.