Angry farmers protest over milk prices
Hundreds of angry dairy farmers across the South West blockaded the Robert Wiseman Dairy and a Morrisons Depot in Bridgwater last night. It was in protest over a 4 pence cut in milk prices in the last three months. They parked their tractors in front of the plant, preventing deliveries.
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Farmers blockade dairy in milk price protest
Farmers came in their hundreds to blockade Robert Wiseman Dairy in Bridgwater in a protest against milk prices