The farming minister will be quizzed on the dairy industry by MPs later this afternoon. George Eustice is being brought before the Agricultural Select Committee where he'll be cross-examined on milk prices.
The farming minister will be quizzed on the dairy industry by MPs later this afternoon.
George Eustice is being brought before the Agricultural Select Committee where he'll be cross-examined on milk prices. The session will also hear evidence from the National Farmers Union and has been called after more than 50,000 signed a petition asking the Government to introduce a minimum price.
Farmers blocked the Tesco distribution centre at Avonmouth in the ongoing battle over falling dairy prices.
Asda, Aldi and Morrisons have all agreed to pay farmers more for milk. The decisions follow protests in supermarkets across our region.
After weeks of protests by farmers across our region, Morrisons has agreed to sell a new milk brand costing an extra 10 pence per litre.