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Call For Urgent Dairy Action

[IMG][/IMG] 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]