West Country milk producers being forced out of business
West Country farmers will be in Westminster today to join a summit meeting about falling milk prices.
Farmers say relationship with supermarkets is 'unfair'
The government has promised to set up an adjudicator to sort out arguments but farmers fear it'll be a toothless beast.
Farmers set up mobile milking parlour
Two men from Dorset have set up as dairy farmers without having a farm at all. INstead they've invested in a mobile milking parlour
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Milk price cuts anger West Country farmers
Dairy farmers in the West Country are furious the price they are paid for their milk by one of the region's biggest processors is being cut.
Robert Wiseman says it will pay nearly two pence less per litre from next month.
It is the second reduction in as many months. Our environment correspondent Duncan Sleightholme reports.
Farmer's Supermarket Struggle: Full Report
David Woodland reports as farmers are urging the Government to make sure that a new organisation intended to protect them from supermarket bullying is prepared to punish them with big fines. The Grocery Adjudicator was promised in the Queen's Speech, but it's not clear what powers it'll have
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Some farmers feel "aggrieved" by supermakets
Ian Axton talks to farmer and cheese maker John Alvis at the Bath and West Show. Farmers are urging the Government to make sure that a new organisation intended to protect them from bullying supermarkets is prepared to punish them with big fines.
Farmers say relationship with supermarkets is 'unfair'
by David Woodland
The government has promised to set up an adjudicator to sort out arguments but farmers fear it'll be a toothless beast.
Read the full storyFarmers set up mobile milking parlour
by John Andrews
Two men from Dorset have set up as dairy farmers without having a farm at all. INstead they've invested in a mobile milking parlour
Read the full storyExmoor Farming Policy: Full Report
Jonathon Gibson reports on farmers in Exmoor who are warning they face a fight for survival if plans to shake up the common agricultural policy don't protect their interests.
A delegation are in Brussels to get assurances from EU officials hill farmers won't lose out.
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Farms in Cornwall busy picking daffodils
With a surplus of daffodils due to the mild weather, farms across Cornwall have been busy picking and packing them for St David's Day. More than 60 per cent of daffodils grown commercially in Britain come from Cornwall. Farmer Mark Vandervliet talks about the challenges that face him and his team.
Deadly livestock disease hits South West
A deadly virus which affects sheep and cattle has spread to Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire.
Read the full storyLivestock disease spreads to South West
The Schmallenberg virus can lead to stillbirths and deformities in sheep, goats, and cattle. It's now been identified at farms in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire & Cornwall who each have one confirmed case linked to sheep. 83 cases of the disease have been recorded throughout the country. Find out more.
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