date:Sep 05, 2012
The move followed the deal reached by the milk processors trade body, Dairy UK, with the National Farmers Union (NFU) and the National Farmers Union Scotland on a voluntary code of best practice last week (Friday August 31). The agreement covered the contractual relationships between milk buyers and dairy farmers.
The deal was intended to end the conflict between farmers and processors, which had seen farmers blockading depots. The farmers complained recent milk price cuts had taken the price p