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09-Jul-12, 20:30
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:
Call For Urgent Dairy Action
If a voluntary agreement cannot be reached to tackle plummeting milk prices then the option of legislation should be explored according Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead in a letter to DEFRA Agriculture Minister Jim Paice. The letter, which follows another round of price cuts imposed on Scotland's hard pressed milk producers, comes ahead of a meeting between Mr Paice and milk industry representatives on Wednesday, which will also be attended by Scotland's Chief Agricultural Officer Drew Sloan. ... [Read Full Article (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk/article.php?id=3147)]
Call For Urgent Dairy Action
If a voluntary agreement cannot be reached to tackle plummeting milk prices then the option of legislation should be explored according Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead in a letter to DEFRA Agriculture Minister Jim Paice. The letter, which follows another round of price cuts imposed on Scotland's hard pressed milk producers, comes ahead of a meeting between Mr Paice and milk industry representatives on Wednesday, which will also be attended by Scotland's Chief Agricultural Officer Drew Sloan. ... [Read Full Article (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk/article.php?id=3147)]